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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Apendix A .-Table II.-DEATHS OF WILLESDEN RESIDENTS (
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | All Ages. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | # 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 Up. | Total deaths, whether of "Residents" or "Non-Resi-dents," in Institutions in the District. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Accidental drowning | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental injury by firearms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - |
| Accidental injury by cutting or piercing mstru-ments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental injury by fall, crushing, etc. | 46 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Injury by animals (poisoning by venomous animals excepted) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hunger or thirst | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Excessive cold | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Excessive heat | - | - | - | __ | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lightning | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Electricity (lightning excepted) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other and unstated forms of accidental violence | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Violent deaths of unstated nature (i.e., accidental, suicidal, etc.) | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Wounds of war | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Execution of civilians by belligerent armies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Execution | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18.-III-Defined Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Sudden death | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cause of death unstated or ill-defined | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2,113 | 170 | 60 | 34 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 99 | 110 | 226 | 366 | 457 | 378 | 127 | 1,304 | |