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Willesden 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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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

(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.