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Willesden 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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(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.

Table: APPENDIX A.TABLE III.—INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1931.Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at Various Ages under 1 Year of Age. Nett Deaths from all Causes under 1 Year of Age classified in Wards.

APPENDIX A.TABLE III.—INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1931.

Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at Various Ages under 1 Year of Age. Nett Deaths from all Causes under 1 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.Stonebridge.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 CausesCertified59877813128151617118119156172616131228
Uncertified—————————————————————
Small Pox—————————————————————
Chicken Pox—————————————————————
Measles—————————————————————
Scarlet Fever—————————————————————
Whooping Cough——————1236———2——1111—
Diphtheria and croup—————————————————————
Erysipelas———11—11—3—————1———2—
Tuberculous Meningitis—————11147—1——11111—1
Abdominal tuberculosis (a)—————————————————————
other Tuberculous Diseases—————————————————————
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)——1—1—1——2———1—l—————
Convulsions—————————————————————
Laryngitis—————————————————————
Bronchitis—————12——311—————————
Pneumonia (all forms)2—125784630631—1l73116
Diarrhoea—1——16621161—11—l32322
Enteritis—————————————————————
Gastritis—————12——3———1—2—————
Syphilis—————1———1———1———————
Rickets——————1—1—1—————————
Suffocation, overlying—1——11———————————————
Injury at Birth6———6————61——2————1—2
Atelectasis9———9————91——1———1114
Congenital Malformations (6)3—1—4112191—22——1—12
Premature Birth37423465———5161334885337
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus—111342——9—1———26————
Other Causes21143321131321————114
Total Deaths59877813128151617118119156172616131228
DeathsLegitimate56866762624141515516118146102315131227
Illegitimate3—1155411162—11—731——1
BirthsLegitimate...........................2,727258242161124160213313257212257530
Illegitimate...........................1111381154131899516
Total Births...........................2,838271250172129164226331266221262546
Infant Mortality Rate—
Legitimate...........................56.8462.0245—4649.69112.9037.5046.9573.4858.3761.3246.6950.94
Illegitimate...........................144.14153.85—90.91200.00—538.46168.67111.11——62.50
Infant Mortality Rate...........................60.2566.4244.0052.32116.2736.5875.2278.5560.1558.8245.8051.28
Population...........................18570413,95414,11512,9709,84113,35016,63220,59715,55115,86616,37636,452