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Willesden 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Infant Mortality of Legitimate Infants. Table No. 29.

Infant Mortality of Legitimate Infants. Table No. 29.

Number of deaths of legitimate infants under 1 year241
Infant Mortality per 1,000 legitimate births59

Table: Infant Mortality of Illegitimate Infants. Table No. 30.

Infant Mortality of Illegitimate Infants. Table No. 30.

Number of deaths of illegitimate infants under 1 year33
Infant Mortality per 1,000 illegitimate births223

Table: Notification of Births Acts, 1907 and 1915. Table No. 31.

Notification of Births Acts, 1907 and 1915. Table No. 31.

Notified births attended by doctors2,571
Notified births attended by midwives1,550
Total4,121
Number of still births notified99
Number of births registered4,232

Table: Table No. 32.Table shewing the number of visits, re-visits, and still-births inquiries under the Notification ol Births Acts, 1907 and 1915, and otherwise since 1912:—

Table No. 32.

Table shewing the number of visits, re-visits, and still-births inquiries under the Notification ol Births Acts, 1907 and 1915, and otherwise since 1912:—

Year.No. of first visits to children under 1 year of age.No. of re-visits to children under 1 year of age.No. of visits and revisits to children between 1 and 5 years of age.No. of still-birth inquiries.
1912...180......
1913...976......
1914...1,052......
19152,464926......
19162,5902,492......
19172,2186,8351,39933
19182,0805,7566,14056
19192,5097,6485,94669
19204,02014,9819,83991

Table: Table No. 33.Table shewing the number of visits and re-visits to Expectant and Nursing Mothers:—

Table No. 33.

Table shewing the number of visits and re-visits to Expectant and Nursing Mothers:—

Year.No. of first visits to Expectant Mothers.No. of re-visits to Expectant Mothers.No. of first visits to Nursing Mothers.No. of re-visits to Nursing Mothers.
19181951491,0992,313
19193715802,2336,198
19201,0777684,32412,757

Table: Infant Death Inquiries.—Table No. 34.

Infant Death Inquiries.—Table No. 34.

Year.No. of deaths of Infants under 1 yearNo. of Infant Death InquiriesNo. of deaths of Children 1 year and under 5 yearsNo. of Death inquiries for Children 1 year and under 5 years
1913325300--
1914337231--
1915344266--
1916283189--
1917309230--
1918258212192100
19192421829877
19202742777772