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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Acute infective osteomyelitis and periostitis | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Other diseases of the bones | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| Diseases of the joints and other organs of locomotion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 14.—Congenital Malformation. | |||||||||||||||
| Congenital malformations | 18 | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | 3 |
| 15.—Diseases of Early Infancy. | |||||||||||||||
| Congenital debility | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Premature birth | 50 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 |
| Injury at birth | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Other diseases peculiar to early infancy | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 16.—Old Age. | |||||||||||||||
| Old age | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 39 | 32 | 91 |
| 17.—Deaths from Violence. | |||||||||||||||
| Suicide by solid or liquid poisons and corrosive substances | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Suicide by poisonous gas | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Suicide by hanging or strangulation | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide by drowning | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide by firearms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — |
| Suicide by cutting or piercing instruments | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Suicide by jumping from high place | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide by crushing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — |
| Suicide by other means | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 |
| Infanticide (under one year) | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Homicide by firearms | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — |
| Homicide by cutting or piercing instruments | |||||||||||||||
| Homicide by other means | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Attack by venomous animals | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food poisoning | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Accidental absorption of irrespirable or poisonous gas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Other acute accidental poisoning (not by gas) | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Conflagration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accidental burns (Conflagration excepted) | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| Accidental mechanical suffocation | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |