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Willesden 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table III —INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1919.Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at Various Ages under 1 Year of Age. Nett Deaths from all Causes under one year of age classified in Wards.

Table III —INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1919.

Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at Various Ages under 1 Year of Age. Nett Deaths from all Causes under one year of age classified in Wards.

Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1.2 Weeks.2.3 Weeks.3.4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months.3 Months and under 6 Months.6 Months and under 9 Months.9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.WARDS.
South Kilburn.Mid. Kilburn.North Kilburn.Brondesbury Park.Kensal Rise.Harlesden.Stonebridge.RoundwoodChurch End.Willesden Green.Cricklewood.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)
All CausesCertified67121791055140232324229265618232827262727
Uncertified—————————————————————
Small Pox—————————————————————
Chicken Pox—————————————————————
Measles——————224821—————2111
Scarlet Fever—————————————————————
Whooping Cough—————1———1——————————1
Diphtheria and Croup—————————————————————
Erysipelas—————————————————————
Tuberculous Meningitis————————22—————1——1——
Abdominal Tuberculosis (a)——————2—131——1———————1
Other Tuberculous Diseases—————————————————————
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)——————l3—4———————1111
Convulsions3——14222—10—2——12——2—3
Laryngitis—————————————————————
Bronchitis1—21492242114213—41311
Pneumonia (all forms)—11—2853119511—221—232
Diarrhœa—————42221021——1—3——12
Enteritis—————68342133—112433—1
Gastritis—————22—15—1——1—2———1
Syphilis1——123———51————11—11—
Rickets.—————————————————————
Suffocation, overlying—————11——2————————1—1
Injury at birth311—5————5———111———2
Atelectasis5———5————52———————111
Congenital Malformations (b)321—612—11021———1—3—21
Premature Birth40674572——.—5938—155694117
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus5232121062333431128552—2
Other Causes6—2—8254—19311—1—23431
Total Deaths67121791055140232324229265618232827262727
DeathsLegitimate6110148934433201820827235615202023232323
Illegitimate62311277353423——3384344
BirthsLegitimate...........................2,807306252161117245305324283240312262
Illgitimate...........................1171611911051021111211
Total Births...........................2,924322263170118255310334304251324273
Infant Mortality Rate—
Legitimate...........................74.1088.2391.2631.0551.2861.2265.5761.7281.2795.8373.7187.78
Illegitimate...........................290.59125.00272.72——300.00600.00800.00190.47272.72333.33363.63
Infant Mortality Rate...........................82.7690.0698.8529.4150.8470.5874.1983.8388.81103.5883.3398.90
Population...........................17062515,13215,07912,84410,01914,43317,64217 95415,93214,39317,21319,984

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(а) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis are included Deaths from Tuberculous Peritonitis and Enteritis and from Tabes Mesenterica.
(b) Want of Breast Milk is included under Atrophy and Debility.