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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 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: TABLE IVa.—INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1913. continued.

TABLE IVa.—INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1913. continued.

Suffocation (overlying)3..........2..1....6
Atelectasis..31....1....62..13
Congenital Malformations23......2..3....111
Pren.ature Birth672..65148134..75
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus531..139722..36
Acute Poliomyelitis........1..............
Dentition Convulsions..............21......
Convulsions1..3....33243120
Cardiac Thrombosis (septic)..................1..1
Intestinal Obstruction....................12
Carbuncle............1........1
Cellulitis........1..............
Eczema..................2..2
Injuries at Birth......1..1..1....14
Wilful Murder..............1....12
Rheumatism..................1..1
Organic Heart Disease............1........1
Nephritis..........1..........1
Total432712616246141433022325
DeathsLegitimate402512616245837373021306
Illegitimate32........346..119
BirthsLegitimate3933492111793104125003913644283463883*
Illegitimate121253591510512593*
Total Births4053612161823154215154013694403513976
Infantile Mortality Rate—Legitimate101.7871.6336.8733.5151.6158.25116.0094.62101.6470.0960.6978.80
Illegitimate250.00166.660.000.000.000.00200.00400.001200.000.00200.00204.30
Infantile Mortality Rate106.1774.7955.5532.9650.7957.00118.44102.24116.5368.1862.6780.50
Population141701459512378968313961165991747515568139861640218827163644

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*Does not'include 61 Births received from Registrar-General at end of year, 39 of which were stated to be illegitimate—no
addresses given.
†Not comparable owing to ex-cess of Deaths over Births registered.