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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table II.—DEATHS OF WILLESDEN RESIDENTS—
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | All Ages. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 Up. | Total deaths whether of "Residents" or " Non-Residents," in Institutions in the District. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Injury by Animals (poisoning by venomous animals excepted) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wounds of War | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Execution of Civilians by Belligerent Armies | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hunger or Thirst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Excessive Cold | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Lightning | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electricity (lightning excepted) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Homicide by Firearms | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Homicide by Cutting or Piercing Instruments | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Homicide by other means | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Infanticide (under one year) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fracture (cause not specified) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Other and unstated forms of accidental violence (Execution) | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Violent Deaths of unstated nature [i.e., accidental, suicidal, &c.) and cause | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sudden Death | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cause of death unstated or ill-defined | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 1,762 | 175 | 75 | 29 | 23 | 35 | 42 | 93 | 103 | 180 | 282 | 361 | 277 | 87 | 685 |