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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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Table No. 13.
PHTHISIS AND CANCER MORTALITY 1875 to 1909.
| Year. | Number of Deaths from Phthisis. | Rate per 1,000 of Population. | Number of Deaths from Cancer. | Rate per 1,000 of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | 37 | 2.03 | 7 | .385 |
| 1876 | 24 | 1.30 | 11 | .596 |
| 1877 | 32 | 1.64 | 8 | .410 |
| 1878 | 40 | 1.94 | 16 | .727 |
| 1879 | 35 | 1.56 | 10 | .447 |
| 1880 | 36 | 1.42 | 8 | .317 |
| 1881 | 44 | 1.60 | - | — |
| 1882 | 27 | 0.83 | 14 | .431 |
| 1883 | 56 | 1.60 | 10 | .285 |
| 1884 | 35 | 0.96 | 20 | .553 |
| 1885 | 55 | 1.42 | 21 | .543 |
| 1886 | 35 | 0.79 | 18 | .406 |
| 1887 | 47 | 0.95 | 12 | .244 |
| 1888 | 47 | 0.87 | 36 | .680 |
| 1889 | 55 | 0.96 | 25 | .437 |
| 1890 | 73 | 1.18 | 29 | .472 |
| 1891 | 67 | 1.07 | 36 | .578 |
| 1892 | 65 | 0.98 | 35 | .531 |
| 1893 | 73 | 1.06 | 37 | .535 |
| 1894 | 72 | 0.98 | 32 | .434 |
| 1895 | 96 | 1.08 | 44 | .555 |
| 1896* | 88 | 1.02 | 51 | .594 |
| 1897 | 86 | 0.92 | 30 | .322 |
| 1898 | 100 | 1.00 | 46 | .462 |
| 1899 | 135 | 1.25 | 55 | .511 |
| 1900 | 103 | 0.89 | 73 | .634 |
| 1901 | 96 | 0.81 | 85 | .746 |
| 1902 | 111 | 0.909 | 97 | .794 |
| 1903 | 113 | 0.873 | 107 | .827 |
| 1904 | 141 | 1.04 | 111 | .825 |
| 1905 | 146 | 1.037 | 115 | .817 |
| 1906 | 139 | .981 | 111 | .783 |
| 1907 | 138 | .955 | 108 | .748 |
| 1908 | 120 | .805 | 112 | .751 |
| 1909 | 131 | .872 | 120 | .799 |
* Deaths outside district included in this and subsequent years.
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