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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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Infant Death Inquiries .—The following Table, No. 43, shows the number of infant death inquiries made during each of the past three years :—
Table No. 43.
| Year. | No. of Deaths of Infants under i year. | No. of Infant Death Inquiries. |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 325 | 300 |
| 1914 | 337 | 231 |
| 1915 | 344 | 266 |
Marriages .—The following Table, No. 44, shows the total number of marriages in Willesden, and the marriage rate in Wiillesden as compared with England and Wales generally since 1900:
Table No. 44.
| Year. | Willesden. Total No. of Marriages. | Willesden. Marriage-Rate per 1000 of the population. | England and Wales. Marriage-Rate per 1000 of the population. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 622 | 10.8 | 16.0 |
| 1901 | 658 | 11.2 | 15.9 |
| 1902 | 760 | 12.4 | 15.9 |
| 1903 | 834 | 12.9 | 15.6 |
| 1904 | 840 | 12.4 | 15.2 |
| 1905 | 891 | 12.7 | 15.3 |
| 1906 | 926 | 13.1 | 15.6 |
| 1907 | 949 | 13.1 | 15.8 |
| 1908 | 971 | 13.0 | 14.9 |
| 1909 | 1036 | 13.8 | 14.6 |
| 1910 | 994 | 13.0 | 15.0 |
| 1911 | 1047 | 13.4 | 15.2 |
| 1912 | 1147 | 14.3 | 15.5 |
| 1913 | 1153 | 14.1 | 15.5 |
| 1914 | 1305 | 15.7 | 15.9 |
| 1915 | 1666 | 20.0 | 1913 |