Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 7
Premature births by wards
Ward | Premature births notified Percentage of live births in brackets |
---|---|
Carlton | 38 (12.2) |
Kilburn | 15 (5.6) |
Brondesbury Park | 25 (10.0) |
Kensal Rise | 18 (9.7) |
Manor | 16 (7.9) |
Harlesden | 25 (8.0) |
Stonebridge | 16 (6.4) |
Roundwood | 14 (4.9) |
Church End | 14 (7.5) |
Willesden Green | 13 (5.1) |
Mapesbury | 22 (7.7) |
Gladstone | 7 (4.5) |
Cricklewood | 11 (7.7) |
Brentwater | 12 (9.1) |
Total | 246 (7.6) |
Table 8
Infant Mortality: Congenital Malformations
Anencephaly | 2 |
Meningocele and asphyxia neonatorum | 1 |
Congenital urinary tract obstruction from urethral valves and atelectasis | 1 |
Uræmia due to congenital cystic disease and hydronephrosis | 1 |
Agenesis of lungs | 1 |
Hæmorrhage from abdominal haemangioma | 1 |
Congenital heart | 4 |
Postoperative shock following intestinal obstruction | 1 |
Total | 12 |