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Willesden 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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insanitariness, and the result of this on mortality is
well exhibited in the accompanying table, No. 5.
Table No. 5.
| Town of Leipsic. Streets with a mean Population of— | of 100 died yearly. | All ages. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under one year. | Over five years. | ||
| Per cent. | |||
| 0—1.0 Inmates in each Room | 11 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| 1—1.5 „ „ „ | 25 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| 1.5—2.0 „ „ „ | 26 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| 2—2.5 „ „ „ | 34 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| 2.5—3.0 „ „ „ | 33 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| Over 3 „ „ „ | 42 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
It is not wonderful when all these facts are
considered, that a very material improvement in the
mortality rate of Willesden should have accompanied
changes in housing known to make for this result.
The reduction in the mean annual crude death rate
from 15.4 per 1,000 for the deceunium ending 1891