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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| 13.-Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Locomotion. | |||||||||||||||
| Acute infective osteomyelitis and periostitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other diseases of the bones | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diseases of the joints and other organs of locomotion | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Congenital malformations | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Congenital debility | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Premature birth | 51 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Injury at birth | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other diseases peculiar to early infancy | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Old age | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 57 |
| Suicide by solid or liquid poisons and corrosive substances | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | — | — | 1 |
| Suicide by poisonous gas | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Suicide by hanging or strangulation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by drowning | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by firearms, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Suicide by cutting or piercing instruments | 4 | - | — | — | — | — | i | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Suicide by jumping from high place | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide by crushing | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by other means | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Infanticide (under one year) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Homicide by firearms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homicide by cutting or piercing instruments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homicide by other means | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Attack by venomous animals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Food poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental absorption of irrespirable or poisonous gas | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other acute accidental poisoning (not by gas) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conflagration | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental burns (Conflagration excepted) | 5 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 |
| Accidental mechanical suffocation | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental drowning | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Accidental injury by firearms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental injury by cutting or piercing unstru-ments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |