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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Acute infective osteomyelitis and periostitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Other diseases of the bones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diseases of the joints and other organs of locomotion | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 14.—Congenital Malformation. | |||||||||||||||
| Congenital malformations | 25 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 15.—Diseases of Early Infancy. | |||||||||||||||
| Congenital debility | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Premature birth | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Injury at birth | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Other diseases peculiar to early infancy | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 16.—Old Age. | |||||||||||||||
| Old age | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 61 |
| 17.—Deaths from Violence. | |||||||||||||||
| Suicide by solid or liquid poisons and corrosive substances | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Suicide by poisonous gas | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Suicide by hanging or strangulation | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide by drowning | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by firearms | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by cutting or piercing instruments | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Suicide by jumping from high place | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide by crushing | 3 | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | —- | — | — | — |
| Suicide by other means | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Infanticide (under one year) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homicide by firearms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homicide by cutting or piercing instruments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homicide by other means | 2 | — | — | — | - | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Attack by venomous animals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental absorption of irrespirable or poisonous gas | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other acute accidental poisoning (not by gas) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Conflagration | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental burns (Conflagration excepted) | 3 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Accidental mechanical suffocation | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |