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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Infant Mortality Table 2
Infant Mortality and Stillbirths: Willesden and England and Wales
Year | Population | Registered Births Willesden | Deaths under 1 year Willesden | Infant death rate Willesden | Infant death rate England and Wales | Registered Stillbirths Willesden | Stillbirth rate Willesden | Stillbirth rate England and Wales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938 | 187,600 | 3,027 | 160 | 54 | 53 | 101 | 32 | 38 |
1946 | 170,550 | 3,572 | 102 | 29 | 43 | 95 | 26 | 27 |
1952 | 180,400 | 2,611 | 62 | 24 | 28 | 66 | 25 | 23 |
1953 | 178,500 | 2,655 | 60 | 23 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 22 |
1954 | 177,300 | 2,599 | 50 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 17 | 24 |
1955 | 176,000 | 2,619 | 53 | 20 | 25 | 61 | 23 | 23 |
1956 | 174,900 | 2,681 | 61 | 23 | 24 | 58 | 21 | 23 |
1957 | 174,100 | 2,876 | 48 | 17 | 23 | 63 | 21 | 22 |
1958 | 173,100 | 3,216 | 69 | 22 | 23 | 55 | 17 | 22 |
1959 | 172,800 | 3,384 | 66 | 19 | 22 | 53 | 15 | 21 |
1960 | 172.430 | 3,604 | 54 | 15 | 22 | 74 | 20 | 20 |
Perinatal mortality 1955 35
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Table 3 Infant Mortality:—by Wards
Ward | Number of deaths | Total 1958-60 | Rate 1958-60 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1958 | 1959 | 1960 | |||
Carlton | 13 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 29 |
Kilburn | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 23 |
Brondesbury Park | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
Kensal Rise | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 25 |
Manor | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 16 |
Harlesden | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 20 |
Stonebridge | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 23 |
Roundwood | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 22 |
Church End | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
Willesden Green | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
Mapesbury | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 |
Gladstone | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Cricklewood | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
Brentwater | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
69 | 66 | 54 | 189 | 19 |