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Willesden 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: APPENDIX A.—Table III.—INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1925.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.

APPENDIX A.—Table III.—INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1925.

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.Stone bridge.Roundwood.Church 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 CausesCertified52128173361919231702422761115262216147
Uncertified——-—--———------------
Small Pox——-—--————-—----—----
Chicken Pox---—--———————-—-———-—
Measles---—--——3311---1-----
Scarlet Fever---—-———————-—-———-—
Whooping Cough—-———32261322——1—3131—
Diphtheria and Croup--------------------
Erysipelas---—-——--—-----------
Tuberculous Meningitis---—-——1—1———-—-1——-—
Abdominal Tuberculosis (a)------------------
Other Tuberculous Diseases---—-———11-------1---
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)----—-2-2-_1----1----
Convulsions2-1—3————3———12------
Laryngitis—--——————————-—-———-—
Bronchitis—--——31116—22-1-1——-—
Pneumonia (all forms)—--——107853075—-227142—
Diarrhoea—1-—1—I13——11———1———
Enteritis—--—162—1101-_11-2221--
Gastritis—--———11—21---1-----
Syphilis—---—————————-———————
Rickets—----—-—11-1---------
Suffocation, overlying—---——-—11----------1
Injury at birth2--—2—-——21----1----
Atelectasis611—8—-——811—1—3—1—1-
Congenital Malformations (b)211—461——112—--111'22-2
Premature Birth32531412———4384221366353
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus43—-7311113—3———214111
Other Causes411—6333217—21—3—2324—
Total Deaths52128173361919231702422761115262216147
Deaths—Legitimate48107166341818211572321761015202015146
Illegitimate42172112131116211
Births—Legitimate...........................65316282163106176237352283228293229
Illegitimate Total Births Infant Mortality Rate—...........................90149617316136510
...........................2,755330291169107183240368296234298239
Legitimate...........................58-9172-7874-4742-9456-6056-8263-2956-8270 6765-7947-7826-20
Illegitimate...........................144-4471-43111 11——I142-86—375-00 -153-85166-67—100-00
Infant Mortality Rate Population...........................61-7172-7375-6041-4256 0760-1162-5070.6574-3268-3846-9829-29
...........................17250314,98014,66113,3669,58713,63217,49918,69316.43115,37517,33320.946

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(a) 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.