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Willesden 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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DEATHS of WILLESDEN RESIDENTS during the FIRST QUARTER, ending March 30th, 1907.
(Inclusive of those dying outside the District.)
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | DEATHS AT SUBJOINED AGES. | DEATHS IN LOCALITIES. (At all Ages.) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | S to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 & Up. | Church End. | Harlesden. | Kensal Green. | S. Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | N. Kilburn. | willesden Green. | Ward Unknown. | |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 50 | 18 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 5 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Diph and Merab. Croup | 8 | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 14 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Phthisis | 35 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 29 | ... | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Cancer | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 5 | ... | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 77 | 21 | 12 | 1 | ... | 12 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 12 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 79 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | ... |
| Pleurisy | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Diseases, Respiratory Organs | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism (Acute) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Venereal Disease | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 22 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Accidents and Disease of Parturition | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Heart Disease | 34 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Accidents | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Suicide | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Murder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Defects | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of Breast Milk, Marasmus | 13 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... |
| Diseases of Nervous System | 45 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Dis. of Digestive System | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Diseases of Urinary System | 15 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| All other causes | 55 | 10 | 9 | 1 | ... | 8 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Totals | 55 | 149 | 100 | 14 | 18 | 156 | 114 | 101 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 76 | 27 | 79 | 2 |