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Willesden 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 13.
1904.
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES AT THE FOLLOWING AGE PERIODS.
| 0 to 1 | l to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and up. | All Ages. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 127 | 78 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 28 | 52 | 49 | 39 | 11 | 476 |
| 2nd „ | 87 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 40 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 324 |
| 3rd „ | 201 | 51 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 435 |
| 4th „ | 94 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 44 | 34 | 52 | 39 | 47 | 7 | 410 |
| 509 | 187 | 43 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 102 | 120 | 124 | 176 | 148 | 121 | 34 | 1,645 |
DEATHS.
The deaths registered in the District were 1,479: males, 745;
females, 734. Those registered outside the District of persons
belonging to it were 180, giving a total of 1,659. There were 14
deaths registered in the District of persons not belonging to it,
making 1,645 deaths. The crude death-rate for the year is 10.99
per 1,000. Corrected for deaths of residents dying outside the
District and of non-residents dying within, it is 12.2 per 1,000.
Corrected for the age and sex distribution of Willesden's population
it is 13.1. This is the lowest death-rate on record in
Willesden since the passing of the Public Health Act, 1875.