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 Brent]
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Table 2
MAIN CAUSES OF DEATH AND RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION
Cause | No. | Rate per 1,000 population |
---|---|---|
Heart disease and other diseases of circulatory system | 1,024 | 3.5 |
Malignant neoplasms | 671 | 2.3 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 327 | 1.1 |
Respiratory diseases (influenza, pneumonia, bronchitis, etc.) | 330 | 1.1 |
Violent deaths (motor vehicle accidents, other accidents, suicides and homicide) | 114 | 0.4 |
All other causes | 408 | 1.4 |
TOTALS: | 2,874 | 9.8 |
Table 3
INFANT MORTALITY:—BY WARDS
Ward | Number of deaths | Rate |
---|---|---|
Queensbury | 6 | 46.1 |
Kingsbury | 3 | 13.3 |
Kenton | 4 | 23.1 |
Sudbury | 2 | 10.5 |
Preston | Nil | - |
Chalkhill | 4 | 19.4 |
Barham | 5 | 18.6 |
Tokyngton | 5 | 17.2 |
Alperton | 4 | 13.5 |
Brentwater | 3 | 16.7 |
Church End | 6 | 29.9 |
Gladstone | Nil | — |
Cricklewood | 5 | 23.7 |
Willesden Green | 6 | 19.2 |
Mapesbury | 5 | 16.4 |
St. Raphael's | 3 | 21 .6 |
Roundwood | 12 | 42 2 |
Brondesbury Park | 9 | 40.9 |
Stonebridge | 2 | 7.6 |
Manor | 6 | 20.6 |
Chamberlayne | 3 | 16:9 |
Harlesden | 6 | 21.5 |
Kensal Rise | 6 | 20.6 |
Queens Park | 8 | 29.7 |
Kilburn | 4 | 11.4 |
Carlton | 6 | 30.1 |
123 | 20.1 |