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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLE 4
Deaths for weeks ended 15.11.52 to 10.1.53 inclusive and for corresponding period in 1951/52 Dorset Actual. Willesden Standardised, Actual in Brackets.
| Age groups | 1952/53 | 1951/52 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | Bronchitis | Other respiratory diseases | Pneumonia | Bronchitis | Other respiratory diseases | |||||||||||||
| Dorset | Willesden | Dorset | Willesden | Dorset | Willesden | Dorset | Willesden | Dorset | Willesden | Dorset | Willesden | |||||||
| 0— 1 | 3 | — | (-) | 1 | 2 | (-) | — | — | (-) | 3 | 5 | (3) | — | — | (-) | 1 | — | (-) |
| 1— 5 | — | (-) | — | (1) | — | (-) | 1 | (-) | 1 | (-) | — | (-) | ||||||
| 5—15 | — | — | (-) | — | — | (-) | — | 2 | (1) | — | — | (-) | — | — | (-) | — | — | (-) |
| 15—25 | — | — | (-) | — | — | (-) | — | — | (-) | — | — | (-) | — | — | (-) | — | — | (-) |
| 25—45 | 1 | 1 | (1) | 1 | 1 | (1) | 1 | — | (-) | 4 | 1 | (1) | — | — | (-) | — | 1 | (1) |
| 45—65 | 7 | 16 | (10) | 8 | 35 | (22) | 1 | — | (-) | 12 | 5 | (3) | 4 | 13 | (8) | — | — | (-) |
| 65—75 | 17 | 10 | (5) | 9 | 46 | (23) | 1 | — | (-) | 12 | 8 | (4) | 10 | 14 | (7) | 3 | 2 | (1) |
| 75 and over | 34 | 25 | (9) | 14 | 95 | (34) | 3 | 8 | (3) | 19 | 20 | (7) | 15 | 47 | (17) | — | — | (-) |
| Total | 62 | 52 | (25) | 33 | 179 | (81) | 6 | 10 | (4) | 51 | 39 | (18) | 30 | 74 | (32) | 4 | 3 | (2) |
TABLE 5 Deaths, 1951
Dorset Actual. Willesden Standardised, Actual in Brackets.
| Age groups | Pneumonia | Bronchitis | Other respiratorv diseases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset | Willesden | Dorset | Willesden | Dorset | Willesden | |
| 0— 1 | 13 | 18 (10) | — | 3 (2) | 1 | — (—) |
| 1— 5 | 2 | (1) | 1 | (—) | — | (—) |
| 5—15 | 1 | — (—) | — | — (—) | 1 | — (—) |
| 15—25 | 1 | — (—) | — | — (—) | — | — (—) |
| 25—45 | 2 | 7 (5) | — | — (—) | 3 | 1 (1) |
| 45—65 | 17 | 28 (18) | 30 | 74 (47) | 9 | 13 (8) |
| 65—75 | 36 | 41 (18) | 32 | 118 (59) | 10 | 10 (5) |
| 75 and over | 90 | 140 (50) | 82 | 213 (76) | 18 | 11 (4) |
| Total | 162 | 234 (102) | 145 | 408 (184) | 42 | 35 (18) |