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Willesden 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF AREA
Population estimated, 1953 178,500
Population census, 1951 179,697
Population census, 1931 184,434
Pre-war population, 1938 187,600
Area of the district in acres 4,634 acres
Number of inhabited houses (including flats) 43,835
Rateable value £1,677,270
General rate in the £ for the year 21s. 6d.
Product of a Id. rate (estimated) £6,830
VITAL STATISTICS
| Registered Live Births: | Male | Female | Total | Willesden Borough Council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1296 | 1195 | 2491 | Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | |||
| Illegitimate | 84 | 80 | 164 | ||||
| Total | 1380 | 1275 | 2655 | 14.87 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | |||||||
| Registered Stillbirths | 27 | 31 | 58 | 21.38 | |||
| Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | |||||||
| Deaths | 902 | 799 | 1701 | 9.53 | |||
| Death Rate of Infants Under One Year of Age: | |||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 22.60 | ||||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 21.68 | ||||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 36.58 | ||||||
| Death Rate of Infants Under Four Weeks of Age: | |||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 15.82 | ||||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 14.85 | ||||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 30.49 | ||||||
| Maternal Mortality: | |||||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes— | |||||||
| Puerperal sepsis | 2 | ||||||
| Other puerperal causes | |||||||
| Other maternal causes | 2 | ||||||
| Total maternal mortality rate | 1 47 per 1,000 registered total births | ||||||
| Deaths from: | Males | Females | Total | ||||
| Cancer (all ages) | 191 | 173 | 364 | ||||
| Measles (all ages) | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| Whooping cough (all ages) | — | — | — | ||||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 1 | — | 1 | ||||