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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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(Inclusive of Residents 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 | 5 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 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 9 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diph and Memb. Croup | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | . 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phthisis | 45 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 38 | ... | 7 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | ... | 9 | ... |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Cancer | 26 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 66 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 13 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 54 | 17 | 10 | ... | 1 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 11 | ... |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Dis. Resp. Organs | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Alcoholism (Acute) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of I.iver | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Venereal Disease | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 26 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Heart Disease | 37 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ... |
| Accidents | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Suicide | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Murder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Defects | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Want of Breast Milk, Marasmus | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Diseases of Nervous System | 46 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | ... |
| Dis. of Digestive System | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Diseases of Urinary System | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... |
| All other causes | 53 | 7 | 2 | ... | 3 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | |
| Totals | 545 | 125 | 59 | 18 | 20 | 181 | 138 | 111 | 91 | 103 | 59 | 51 | 27 | 103 | |