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Willesden 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF AREA

STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF AREA

Population estimated, 1957174,100
Population census, 1951179,647
Population census, 1931184,434
Pre-war population, 1938187,600
Area of the district in acres4,634 acres
Number of inhabited houses (including flats)43,063
Rateable value (1st April, 1957)£2,797,033
General rate in the pound for the year 1957/5816s. 4d.
Product of a penny rate (estimated)£11,300

Table: VITAL STATISTICS

VITAL STATISTICS

Registered Live Births:MaleFemaleTotalWillesden Borough Council
Legitimate1,3071,2852,592Rate per 1,000 (live and still) resident population
Illegitimate154130284
Total1,4611,4152,87616.5
Rate per 1,000 (live a birthsnd still)
Registered Stillbirths:28356321.4
Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population
Deaths:8977971,6949.7
Death rate of infants under one year of age:
All infants per 1,000 live births16.7
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births16.6
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births17.6
Death rate of infants under four weeks of age:
All infants per 1,000 live births11.8
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births11-6
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births141
Maternal mortality:
Deaths from puerperal causes-
Puerperal sepsis1
Other puerperal causes
Other maternal causes1
Maternity mortality rate.68 per 1,000 live and still births.
Deaths from:MalesFemalesTotal
Cancer (all ages)233172405
Measles (all ages)———
Whooping cough (all ages)—11
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)———