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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Table No. IIIa.
CAUSES OF DEATH CLASSIFIED IN WARDS.
| Causes of Death. | Willesden U. D. | South Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | North Kilburn. | Brondesbury Pk. | Kensal Rise. | Harlesden. | Stonebridge. | Round wood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Cricklewood. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | |
| All causes | Certified | 1708 | 194 | 187 | 151 | 76 | 123 | 155 | 176 | 156 | 142 | 170 | 178 |
| Uncertified | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | 7 | i | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | 26 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 17 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Influenza | 31 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | 4 | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 163 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 17 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 19 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 174 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 19 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 11 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Meningitis | 17 | 1 | i | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 206 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 27 | |
| Bronchitis | 127 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 118 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 16 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 43 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 13 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 17 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | i | |
| Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 45 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 8 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 103 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 53 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Suicide | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 444 | 53 | 46 | 48 | 24 | 29 | 47 | 39 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 49 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Totals | 1710 | 194 | 187 | 151 | 76 | 124 | 155 | 176 | 156 | 143 | 170 | 178 | |
| Sub- Entries, included in above figures | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Poliomyelitis | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia other than Broncho-Pneumonia | 59 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |