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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Other diseases of the bones | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Diseases of the joints and other organs of locomotion | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Congenital debility | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Premature birth | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Injury at birth | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Other diseases peculiar to early infancy | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Old age | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 36 | 20 | 52 |
| Suicide by solid or liquid poisons and corrosive substances | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by poisonous gas | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Suicide by hanging or strangulation | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Suicide by drowning | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by firearms | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | - |
| Suicide by cutting or piercing instruments | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||||
| Suicide by jumping from high place | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Suicide by crushing | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by other means | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Infanticide (under one year) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Homicide by firearms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homicide by cutting or piercing instruments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homicide by other means | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Attack by venomous animals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental absorption of irrespirable or poisonous gas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other acute accidental poisoning (not by gas) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conflagration | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental burns (Conflagration excepted) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Accidental mechanical suffocation | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Accidental drowning | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental injury by firearms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental injury by cutting or piercing instru | |||||||||||||||
| ments | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |