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Willesden 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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THE FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE
Year ended 31st December, 1924,
ON THE
HEALTH AND SANITARY CONDITION OF THE
URBAN DISTRICT OF WILLESDEN.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area (acres) 4,384
Population 171,161 (estimated Midsummer, 1924)
Number of inhabited houses 23,719 (Census 1921)
Number of families or separate occupiers 41,235 (Census, 1921)
Rateable value £1,028,335
Sum represented by a penny rate £4,000 (approx.)
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
Births— Total.
Legitimate *2,764
Illegitimate †79
Deaths ‡ 1,782
*(R.G.) 2789. † 127. ‡ 1,756
Birth Rate (R.G.) 17.24
Death Rate (R.G.) 10.38
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth
from sepsis 1
from other causes 3
Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births:—
Legitimate 190. Illegitimate 18. Total 208.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 41
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 13
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 13
Table No. 1.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR.
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Municipal Hospitals. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 327 | 300 | 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | 244 | 197 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 234 | 1 | 144 |
| Small Pox | 10 | 10* | 3 |
| Cholera | – | – | – |
| Plague | – | – | – |
| Erysipelas | 46 | 7 | 6 |
| Typhus Fever | – | – | – |
| Relapsing Fever | – | – | – |
| Continued Fever | – | – | – |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 29 | 2 | – |
| Malaria | 2 | – | – |
| Dysentery | – | – | – |
| Trench Fever | – | – | – |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Acute Polio Encephalitis | 1 | – | – |
| Anthrax | – | – | – |
| Tuberculosis:— | |||
| (a) Pulmonary | 289 | – | 161 |
| 59 | – | 18 | |
| Whooping Cough | 163 | 4 | 13 |
* Removed to Small Pox Hospital, Kingsbury.