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Willesden 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF AREA
Population estimated, 1959 172,800
Population census, 1951 179,647
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) 43,810
Rateable value (1st April, 1959) £3,184,000
General rate in the pound for the year 1959/60 18s. Od.
Product of a penny rate (estimated) £12,900
VITAL STATISTICS
| Registered Live Births: | Male | Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,537 | 1,463 | 3,000 | Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | |
| Illegitimate | 197 | 187 | 384 | Crude | 19.6 |
| Total | 1,734 | 1,650 | 3,384 | Adjusted | 18.2 |
| Registered Stillbirths: | 26 | 27 | 53 | Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births 15.4 | |
| Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | |||||
| Deaths: | 975 | 839 | 1,814 | Crude | 10.5 |
| Adjusted | 11.9 | ||||
| Death rate of infants under one year of age: | |||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 19.5 | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 17.7 | ||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 33.8 | ||||
| Death rate of infants under four weeks of age: | |||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 14.5 | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 12.7 | ||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 28.4 | ||||
| Maternal mortality: | |||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes- | |||||
| Puerperal sepsis | Nil | ||||
| Other puerperal causes | |||||
| Other maternal causes | Nil | ||||
| Deaths from: | Males | Females | Total | ||
| Cancer (all ages) | 218 | 202 | 420 | ||
| Measles (all ages) | - | — | - | ||
| Whooping cough (all ages) | - | - | - | ||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | - | — | - | ||