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Willesden 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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15
THE FIFTY.SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE
Year ended 31st December, 1931,
ON THE
HEALTH AND SANITARY CONDITION OF THE
URBAN DISTRICT OF WILLESDEN.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area (acres) 4,384
Population (estimated Midsummer, 1931) 185,704*
Population Census (1931) 185,300
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1931) according to Rate books 36,940
Rateable value at 31st March, 1931 £1,265,863
Sum represented by a penny rate £5,101
* Registrar General estimate Midsummer, 1931 185,630.
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
Births— Total.
Legitimate *2,727 Birth Rate (R.G.) 15.88
Illegitimate † 111 Death Rate (R.G.) 10.44
Deaths ‡ 1,935
*(R.G.) M. 1,370. F. 1,426.—Tota+l 2,796 (R.G.). † M. 87. F. 65.—Total 152. ‡ (R.G.) 1938).
Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and from sepsis 6
childbirth from other causes 3
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births:—
Legitimate 56.84 Illegitimate 144.14 Total 60.25
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 5
Whooping Cough (all ages) 8
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 17
Stillbirths registered 105
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total (live and stillbirths) births 35.68
Table No. 7.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR.
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Willesden Municipal Hospitals. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 310 | 295 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 467 | 394 | 5 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 15 | 15 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 30 | 4 | — |
| Pneumonia | 392 | 3 | 166 |
| Small Pox | 2 | 2§ | — |
| Cholera | — | — | — |
| Plague | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 77 | 29 | 9 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — |
| Cerebro.spinal Meningitis | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 41 | 4 | — |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | 3 |
| Acute Polio.Encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Anthrax | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis:— | |||
| (a) Pulmonary | 262 | — | 140 |
| (b) Non-Pulmonary | 72 | — | 32 |
| Whooping Cough | 514 | 26 | 8 |
For analysis of the age groups see Appendix "A" Table IV.
§ Admitted to London County Council Hospital.