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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifiable Disease. | At all Ages. | At ages—Years. | South Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | North Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Harlesden. | Stonebridge. | Roundwood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Cricklewood. | Total Cases removed to Willesden Municipal Hospital. | |||||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | ||||||||||||||
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| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera (C) Plague (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) Erysipelas | 451 91 | 7 3 | 11 1 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 202 4 | 66 4 | 18 4 | 30 15 | 12 11 | 8 36 | 13 | 57 4 | 24 12 | 20 6 | 17 7 | 27 6 | 47 5 | 89 22 | 35 7 | 51 7 | 47 9 | 37 6 | 423 31 |
| Scarlet fever | 486 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 217 | 66 | 19 | 43 | 13 | 5 | — | 35 | 18 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 32 | 103 | 19 | 53 | 45 | 110 | 426 |
| Typhus fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric fever | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | —. | _ | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Relapsing fever (R) Continued fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 28 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 247 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 125 | 33 | 49 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 49 | — |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 49 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | — |
| Whooping cough | 643 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 85 | 104 | 217 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 83 | 47 | 25 | 40 | 57 | 41 | 124 | 69 | 34 | 30 | 93 | 61 |
| Pneumonia | 258 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 25 | 64 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 60 | 24 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| Malaria | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 5 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute polio encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthrax | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 2,315 | 134 | 121 | 135 | 179 | 191 | 689 | 160 | 87 | 300 | 106 | 167 | 46 | 249 | 152 | 115 | 110 | 157 | 179 | 449 | 180 | 204 | 183 | 337 | 973 |