Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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T able IV.—DEATHS OF WILLESDEN RESIDENTS—
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | 0 to 1 | 1 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 & Up. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion, Miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Mania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..1 | .. | ..1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Placenta Praevia, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Puerperal Thrombosis or Embolism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Other & ill-def. accid'ts & dis. of Preg. & Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Other and ill-defined diseases of Osseous System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Pemphigus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Eczema | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Deaths from external causes by accident or negligence In Vehicular Traffic | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
| On Railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| In Building operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .... | 4 |
| Surgical Operations | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 9 |
| Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | 2 |
| Suffocation, Overlaid in bed | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Suffocation otherwise | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Falls—not specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 6 | |
| By Falling bodies.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Otherwise not stated | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Homicide | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| By Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| By Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| By Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| By Crushing, Railway, etc. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other and ill-defined and not specified causes | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Totals |