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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLE No. Ill a.
CAUSES OF DEATH CLASSIFIED IN WARDS.
| Causes of Death. | Willesden u. D. | South Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | North Kilburn. | Brondesbury Pk. | Kensal Rise. | Harlesden. | StonebFidge. | Roundwood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | CrLklewood. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (12) | (13) | |||
| All causes | Certified | 2030 | 274 | 2l6 | 164 | 80 | 154 | 193 | 222 | 198 | 156 | 195 | 178 | |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Measles | 74 | 19 | 14 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 55 | 10 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | 30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Influenza | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 3 | ||
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 168 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 12 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | ||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 169 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 23 | ||
| Rheumatic Fever | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | ||
| Meningitis | 26 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Organic Heart Disease | 187 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 5 15 | ||
| Bronchitis | 190 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 8 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 177 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 8 | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 43 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 62 | 17 | 8 | 3 | .. | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 16 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
| Alcoholism | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 54 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .. | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 126 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | ||
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 65 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Suicide | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Other Defined Diseases | 434 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 36 | 54 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 49 | 51 | ||
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Totals | 2030 | 274 | 216 | 164 | 80 | 154 | 193 | 222 | 198 | 156 | 195 | 178 | ||
| Sub-Entries, included in above figures | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 17 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Pneumonia other than Broncho-Pneumonia . | 88 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||