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Willesden 1893

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

Published
1894
Pages
56
Tables
22

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22 tables in this report

  • Page 16
    TABLE NO. 1.
    Area in acres.Wards.Population at Census, 1891.Houses placed on Rate Books since Census, less 5 9% for empties.Average number of persons to each house at Census.Increase of Population since Census.Estimated Population at middle of 1893.Number of Persons per acre.
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    Table No . 2. The Metropolitan District comprises:—
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    Totals:—
    Population.Area in Acres.
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    Table No. 3. Marriages celebrated in Churches:—
    First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total.
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    Table No. 4. BIRTHS. The number of Births registered during the year has been 2,256.
    1893Boys.Girls.Total.
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    Table No. 5. Births distributed in Wards as follows:—
    Wards.First QuarterSecond Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total.Rate.
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    The rate for each year for the last ten years is as follows:—
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    Local—
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    Table No . 6.
    No. of Deaths.
  • Page 23
    Table No. 7.
    WARDS.SubDivision.Population at censusEstimated Population middle of 1893.Births.Deaths.Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.Notifications.Ward Totals.
    Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membr. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Puerper'1 FeverCholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whoop'g CouchDiarrhœa.Totals.Ward Totals.Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membr. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Puerper'l FeverCholera.Erysipelas.Typhus Fever.Totals.
  • Page 24
    TABLE No. 8. Table of Deaths during the Year 1893, in the Urban Sanitary District of Willesden, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Wards.Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.6 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Mem. Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
  • Page 25
    TABLE No. 9. Table of Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1893, in the Urban Sanitary District of Willesden; classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Wards.Population at all ages.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New cases of Sickness in each locality coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.Number of such cases removed from their homes in the several localities for treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Mem. Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Mem. Croup.FeversCholera.Erysipela.
    Census 1891.Estimated to middle of 1893.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.
  • Page 37
    VACCINATION RETURN.
    No. of Births in the Year.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible to Vaccination.Dead unvaccinated.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Remov'd to other DistrictsGone away, Address not known.Still unvaccinated.
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    New drains were constructed after notice under Section 23 as follows:—
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    SPECIAL COMPLAINTS, 1893.
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    T able N o. 1.
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    Table No . 2.
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    T able N o. 3.
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    T able N o . 4.
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    Summary of Systematic Inspection, 1893
    LOCALITY.Defective Water Supply.Cisterns dirty and uncovered.Drains choked.Defective and foul w.c.'sDilapidated Guttering and Rain Pipes.Damp Walls.Defective Traps.Waste pipes in Drains.Animals kept a nuisance.Offensive accumulations.Defective joints to vent pipes.Leaky Cisterns.Dilapidated Ashpits.Leaky Roofs.Cellar Dwellings.Dilapidated Yard PavingDirty Rooms.Dirty Yards.Overcrowding.Total number of Houses.
  • Page 52
    Willetden Local Board.
    Grocer.Coal.Batcher.Baker.Gr'ngrocer.Wines, Beer.Dairyman.Fishmonger.Chemist.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES EXPENSES.