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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Table 7
Premature births by wards
Ward | Premature births notified Percentage of live births in brackets |
---|---|
Carlton | 25 (8.6) |
Kilburn | 25 (7.2) |
Brondesbury Park | 16 (5.2) |
Kensal Rise | 7 (3.1) |
Manor | 24 (8.7) |
Harlesden | 24 (5.5) |
Stonebridge | 15 (5.8) |
Roundwood | 26 (7.2) |
Church End | 10 (5.1) |
Willesden Green | 17 (5.3) |
Mapesbury | 31 (7.7) |
Gladstone | 15 (7.4) |
Cricklewood | 7 (3.5) |
Brentwater | 9 (7.5) |
Total | 251 (6.4) |
Table 8
Infant Mortality : Congenital Malformations
Heart disease | 3 |
Multiple deformities | 1 |
Epidermylosis cullosa | 1 |
Spina bifida | 1 |
Myelomeningocele | 1 |
Intussesception of small intestine | 1 |
Multiple anus and atresia of small intestine | 1 |
Internal hydrocephalus | 1 |
Intestinal obstruction | 1 |
Microcephaly | 1 |
Haemorrhage diathesis | 1 |
Total | 13 |