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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 4 Deaths by Social Class
| I | 1 |
| II | 2 |
| Ill | 39 |
| IV | 10 |
| V | 12 |
| Not known | 2 |
| Total | 66 |
Table 5
Infant Mortality—Causes (Based on Registrar General's Figures)
| 1936-1939 | 1940-1945 | 1946-1950 | 1951-1955 | 1959 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Rate | |||||||||||
| Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Neonatal | 1-12 months | Total | ||
| Respiratory | 106 | 81 | 140 | 8.8 | 68 | 4.2 | 53 | 4.1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 41 |
| Diarrhoea and enteritis | 131 | 10.0 | 108 | 6.8 | 37 | 2.3 | 12 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Other infections | 34 | 2.6 | 40 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.0 | - | 2 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Congenital malformations | 83 | 6.3 | 89 | 5.6 | 72 | 4.4 | 53 | 4.1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3.8 |
| Prematurity | 170 | 13.0 | 179 | 11.3 | 99 | 6.1 | 110 | 8.4 | 23 | — | 23 | 6.8 |
| Injury at birth | 21 | 1.6 | 33 | 2.1 | 43 | 2.7 | 27 | 2.0 | 4 | — | 4 | 1.2 |
| Other causes | 134 | 10.3 | 149 | 9.4 | 96 | 5.9 | 31 | 2.2 | 10 | — | 10 | 3.0 |
| All causes | 679 | 51.9 | 738 | 46.5 | 430 | 26.5 | 298 | 22.8 | 49 | 17 | 66 | 19.5 |
Table 6
Premature births and deaths (deaths in brackets)
| Year | Births in home | Births in hospital | Home births transferred to hospital | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 47 (1) | 128 (18) | 12 (10) | 175 (29) |
| 1952 | 38 (3) | 137 (23) | 8 (3) | 175 (26) |
| 1953 | 31 (3) | 143 (18) | 7 (0) | 174 (21) |
| 1954 | 31 (2) | 131 (10) | 9 (0) | 162 (12) |
| 1955 | 31 (0) | 139 (20) | 7 (0) | 170 (20) |
| 1956 | 19 (0) | 146 (12) | 3 (0) | 165 (12) |
| 1957 | 25 (1) | 169 (4) | 6 (1) | 194 (5) |
| 1958 | 31 (1) | 215 (17) | 5 (1) | 246 (18) |
| 1959 | 24 (0) | 201 (23) | 3 (0) | 225 (23) |