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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 20
Tuberculosis 1961: Cases by Wards
| Ward | Pulmonary cases | Non-pulmonary cases | Pulmonary rate per 100,000 | Combined rate per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 43 | 4 | 125 | 136 |
| Kilburn | 33 | 7 | 85 | 103 |
| Brondesbury Park | 20 | 3 | 56 | 64 |
| Kensal Rise | 19 | 2 | 56 | 62 |
| Manor | 26 | 2 | 68 | 73 |
| Harlesden | 29 | 4 | 71 | 80 |
| Stonebridge | 26 | 8 | 71 | 93 |
| Roundwood | 29 | 6 | 81 | 98 |
| Church End | 15 | 3 | 40 | 48 |
| Willesden Green | 43 | 6 | 108 | 123 |
| Mapesbury | 42 | 8 | 122 | 145 |
| Gladstone | 26 | 2 | 77 | 83 |
| Cricklewood | 26 | 1 | 76 | 78 |
| Brentwater | 12 | 3 | 34 | 43 |
| Whole Borough | 389 | 59 | 76 | 87 |
Table 22 Tuberculin Testing, 1953-1961
| Children under 5 years | School children (5 years) | School leavers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tested | Positive | % Positive | Tested | Positive | % Positive | Tested | Positive | % Positive | |
| 1953 | 1,416 | 56 | 4.0 | 1,018 | 384 | 38.0 | 1,804 | 885 | 49.1 |
| 1954 | 1,526 | 43 | 2.8 | 938 | 169 | 18.0 | 1,868 | 1,116 | 59.7 |
| 1955 | 1,308 | 13 | 1.0 | 1,537 | 32 | 2.1 | 2,041 | 387 | 19.0 |
| 1956 | 1,333 | 14 | 1.0 | 1,473 | 56 | 4.0 | 1,759 | 391 | 22.2 |
| 1957 | 1,295 | 31 | 2.4 | 1,496 | 44 | 2.9 | 1,753 | 348 | 20.0 |
| 1958 | 989 | 26 | 2.6 | 1,613 | 81 | 5.0 | 2,069 | 403 | 19.0 |
| 1959 | 273 | 3 | 1.1 | 1,573 | 63 | 4.0 | 1,855 | 328 | 17.7 |
| 1960 | 234 | 5 | 2.1 | 1,592 | 91 | 5.7 | 1,601 | 321 | 20.0 |
| 1961 | 388 | 6 | 1.5 | 1,690 | 95 | 5.6 | 2,228 | 343 | 15.4 |