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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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| Acute infective osteomyelitis and periostitis | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Other diseases of the bones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diseases of the joints and other organs of locomotion | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 13 | 11 | — | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Congenital debility | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Premature birth | 53 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| Injury at birth | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Other diseases peculiar to early infancy | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Old age | 117 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 26 | 64 | 25 | 138 |
| Suicide by solid or liquid poisons and corrosive substances | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | _ | 2 | - | - | - | — | 2 |
| Suicide by poisonous gas | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Suicide by hanging or strangulation | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Suicide by drowning | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by firearms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by cutting or piercing instruments | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Suicide by jumping from high place | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by crushing | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by other means | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Infanticide (under one year) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homicide by firearms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homicide by cutting or piercing instruments | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homicide by other means | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Attack by venomous animals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental absorption of irrespirable or poisonous gas | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Other acute accidental poisoning (not by gas) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Conflagration | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental burns (Conflagration excepted) | 2 | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Accidental mechanical suffocation | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental drowning | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental injury by firearms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental injury by cutting or piercing instruments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |