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Willesden 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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APPENDIX A— TABLE IV.- CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1929.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | At Ages—Years. | South Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | North Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Harlesden. | Stonebridge. | Roundwood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Cricklewood. | Total Cases removed to Willesden Municipal Hospital. | |||||||
| Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 35 and upwards. | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) |
| Small Pox | 47 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 35 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 45* |
| Cholera (C) Plague (P) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 413 | 1 | 86 | 271 | 35 | 17 | 3 | — | 58 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 59 | 24 | 64 | 68 | 42 | 387 |
| Erysipelas | 79 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| Scarlet Fever | 574 | 4 | 108 | 361 | 60 | 38 | 3 | — | 68 | 54 | 37 | 32 | 42 | 39 | 64 | 32 | 97 | 46 | 63 | 492 |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 41 | — | — | — | 16 | 25 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 36 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 254 | — | 1 | 14 | 65 | 109 | 59 | 6 | 26 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 27 | - |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 53 | — | 11 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 912 | 106 | 483 | 307 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 44 | 22 | 26 | 70 | 105 | 202 | 123 | 72 | 74 | 103 | 24 |
| Pneumonia | 402 | 25 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 97 | 74 | 42 | 106 | 57 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 47 | 32 | 39 | 22 | 34 | 1 |
| Malaria | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica...... | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Acute Polio Encephalitis | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 2,843 | 176 | 769 | 1,049 | 259 | 334 | 190 | 66 | 361 | 236 | 147 | 101 | 178 | 234 | 468 | 259 | 315 | 252 | 292 | 977 |
| * Removed to Willesden Small Pox Hospital, Kingsbury, Middlesex. | ||||||||||||||||||||