Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLE 1 Illegitimate Births 1936-51
Year | Illegitimate births | Registered live births | Illegitimate birth rate per 1,000 registered live births |
---|---|---|---|
1936 | 163 | 2918 | 55.86 |
1937 | 206 | 3125 | 65.92 |
1938 | 183 | 3027 | 60.45 |
1939 | 171 | 3004 | 56.92 |
1940 | 127 | 2571 | 49.40 |
1941 | 122 | 2060 | 59.51 |
1942 | 174 | 2651 | 65.63 |
1943 | 203 | 2838 | 71.53 |
1944 | 183 | 2929 | 62.48 |
1945 | 269 | 2807 | 95.83 |
1946 | 230 | 3572 | 64.38 |
1947 | 266 | 3859 | 68.93 |
1948 | 186 | 3147 | 59.10 |
1949 | 159 | 2895 | 54.92 |
1950 | 171 | 2735 | 62.06 |
1951 | 179 | 2559 | 69.94 |
N.B.—The figures used in the tables in this report are those supplied by the Registrar General. |
TABLE 2
Infant Deaths and Still Births. Willesden and England and Wales, 1936-51.
Year | Population | Births Willesden | Deaths under 1 year Willesden | Infant Death rate Willesden | Infant death rate, England and Wales | Still births Willesden | Still birth rate Willesden | Still birth rate, England and Wales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1936 | 190,000 | 2918 | 170 | 58.26 | 59 | 89 | 29.59 | 40 |
1937 | 188,030 | 3125 | 197 | 63.68 | 58 | 99 | 30.71 | 39 |
1938 | 187,600 | 3027 | 160 | 53.85 | 53 | 101 | 32.29 | 38 |
1939 | 188,000 | 3004 | 152 | 50.60 | 50 | 84 | 27.17 | 38 |
1940 | 152,030 | 2571 | 121 | 47.06 | 56 | 89 | 33.56 | 37 |
1941 | 127,230 | 2060 | 94 | 45.63 | 59 | 58 | 27.38 | 34 |
1942 | 138,600 | 2651 | 128 | 48.28 | 51 | 89 | 32.48 | 33 |
1943 | 144,430 | 2838 | 151 | 53.21 | 49 | 80 | 27.42 | 30 |
1944 | 139,510 | 2929 | 115 | 39.26 | 46 | 79 | 26.26 | 28 |
1945 | 161,954 | 2807 | 129 | 45.96 | 46 | 68 | 23.65 | 28 |
1946 | 170,550 | 3572 | 102 | 28.55 | 43 | 95 | 25.91 | 27 |
1947 | 175,900 | 3859 | 117 | 30.32 | 41 | 95 | 24.02 | 24 |
1948 | 179,900 | 3147 | 74 | 23.51 | 34 | 71 | 22.06 | 23 |
1949 | 181,120 | 2895 | 74 | 25.56 | 32 | 74 | 24.92 | 23 |
1950 | 181,700 | 2735 | 63 | 23.03 | 30 | 63 | 22.52 | 23 |
1951 | 179,647 (Census) | 2559 | 73 | 28.53 | 30 | 57 | 21.79 | 23 |
TABLE 3
Causes of Infant Deaths in Willesden (based on Registrar General's figures)
1936-1939 | 1940-1945 | 1946-1951 | 1936-1939 1946-1951 Percentage reduction | ||||
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Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | ||
Respiratory | 106 | 9.14 | 140 | 9.59 | 82 | 4.37 | 52.19 |
Diarrhoea and enteritis | 131 | 11.29 | 108 | 7.40 | 39 | 2.08 | 81.58 |
Other infections | 34 | 2.93 | 40 | 2.73 | 18 | 0.96 | 67.23 |
Congenital malformations | 83 | 7.16 | 89 | 6.10 | 83 | 4.42 | 38.27 |
Premature births | 170 | 14.66 | 179 | 12.25 | 130 | 6.93 | 52.73 |
Injury at birth | 21 | 1.81 | 33 | 2.26 | 47 | 2.55 | +29.02 |
Other causes | 134 | 11.10 | 149 | 9.40 | 104 | 5.59 | 49.07 |
All causes | 679 | 56.24 | 738 | 46.54 | 503 | 26.80 | 52.31 |