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Willesden 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF AREA
Population estimated, 1960 172,430
Population census, 1951 179,647
Population census, 1931 184,434
Pre-war population, 1938 187,600
Area of the district in acres 4,634 acres
Number of inhabited houses (including flats) 44,023
Rateable value (1st April, 1960) £3,158,771
General rate in the pound for the year 1960/61 19s. 6d.
Product of a penny rate (estimated) £12,900
VITAL STATISTICS
| Registered Live Births: | Male | Female | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,627 | 1,551 | 3,178 | Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | ||
| Illegitimate | 210 | 216 | 426 | Crude | 20.9 | |
| Total | 1,837 | 1,767 | 3,604 | Adjusted | 19.4 | |
| Registered Stillbirths: | 36 | 38 | 74 | Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | 20.1 | |
| Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | ||||||
| Deaths: | 851 | 818 | 1,669 | Crude | 9.7 | |
| Adjusted | 10.8 | |||||
| Death rate of infants under one year of age: | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 15.0 | |||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 15.1 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 14.1 | |||||
| Death rate of infants under four weeks of age: | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 11.1 | |||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 10-7 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 14.1 | |||||
| Maternal mortality: | ||||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes | ||||||
| Puerperal sepsis | Nil | |||||
| Other puerperal causes | ||||||
| Other maternal causes | 1 | |||||
| Maternal mortality rate | .27 per 1,000 live and still births | |||||
| Deaths from: | Males | Females | Total | |||
| Cancer (all ages) | 210 | 176 | 386 | |||
| Measles (all ages) | — | — | — | |||
| Whooping cough (all ages) | — | — | — | |||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||