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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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APPENDIX A. TABLE III.—INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1934.
| 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 1 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 Causes | 45 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 119 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 13 | ||
| \ Uncertified | – | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Small Pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Chicken Pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Erysipelas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Tuberculous meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis (a) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Meningitis (Not Tuberculous) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Convulsions | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Laryngitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Diarrhoea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enteritis | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | ||
| Gastritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Syphilis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Rickets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Injury at birth | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Atelectasis | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||
| Congenital Malformations (b) | 7 | – | – | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | ||
| Premature Birth | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | – | – | – | 29 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other Causes | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Total Deaths | 45 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 119 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 13 | ||
| Deaths. | Legitimate | 44 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 108 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 13 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | ||
| Births. | Legitimate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,649 | 228 | 205 | 154 | 105 | 158 | 230 | 289 | 245 | 214 | 264 | 557 | |
| Illegitimate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 94 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Total Births | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,743 | 236 | 216 | 160 | 109 | 162 | 233 | 300 | 262 | 222 | 275 | 568 | ||
| Infant Mortality Rate— | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legitimate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40.77 | 70.18 | 29.27 | 45.46 | 19.05 | 12.66 | 69.57 | 41.52 | 28.57 | 56.07 | 56.82 | 23.34 | ||
| Illegitimate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 117.02 | 125.00 | 181.82 | — | — | — | *1333.33 | 272.73 | — | — | 90.91 | — | ||
| Infant Mortality Rate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43.38 | 72.03 | 37.04 | 43.75 | 18.35 | 12.35 | 85.84 | 50.00 | 26.72 | 54.05 | 58.18 | 22.89 | ||
| Population | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 195295 | 13,740 | 13,996 | 12,997 | 9,941 | 13,268 | 16,563 | 23,077 | 15,431 | 16,242 | 16,289 | 43,751 | ||
(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.
* Three of these four illegitimate deaths occurred in children of the National Adoption Society's Hostel, Connaught House, Acton Lane, N.W. 10. Excluding these, the
illegitimate infant mortality rate for the Harlesden Ward is 333.33.