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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INFANT MORTALITY Table 2
Infant Mortality and Stillbirths: Willesden and England and Wales
Year | Population | Registered Births Willesden | Deaths under 1 year Willesden | Infant death rate Willesden | Infant death rate England and Wales | Registered Stillbirths Willesden | Stillbirth rate Willesden | Stillbirth rate England and Wales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938 | 187,600 | 3,027 | 160 | 54 | 53 | 101 | 32 | 38 |
1946 | 170,550 | 3,572 | 102 | 29 | 43 | 95 | 26 | 27 |
1952 | 180,400 | 2,611 | 62 | 24 | 28 | 66 | 25 | 23 |
1953 | 178,500 | 2,655 | 60 | 23 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 22 |
1954 | 177,300 | 2,599 | 50 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 17 | 24 |
1955 | 176,000 | 2,619 | 53 | 20 | 25 | 61 | 23 | 23 |
1956 | 174,900 | 2,681 | 61 | 23 | 24 | 58 | 21 | 23 |
1957 | 174,100 | 2,876 | 48 | 17 | 23 | 63 | 21 | 22 |
1958 | 173,100 | 3,216 | 69 | 22 | 23 | 55 | 17 | 22 |
1959 | 172,800 | 3,384 | 66 | 19 | 22 | 53 | 15 | 21 |
1960 | 172.430 | 3,604 | 54 | 15 | 22 | 74 | 20 | 20 |
1961 | 170,030 | 3,943 | 68 | 17 | 21 | 74 | 18 | 19 |
1962 | 171,230 | 4,255 | 87 | 20 | 21 | 93 | 21 | 18 |
1963 | 172,130 | 4,540 | 96 | 21 | 21 | 95 | 20 | 17 |
1964 | 172,250 | 4,677 | 103 | 22 | 20 | 87 | 18 | 16 |
Perinatal mortality 1955 35 per 1,000 live and still births
1956 35 „ „ „ „ „ „
1957 32 „ „ „ „ „
1958 31 „ „ „ „ „
1959 27 „ „
1960 30 „
1961 29 „
1962 34 „ „ „ „ „
,, „ 1963 34 ,, ,, „ ,, ,, ,,
1964 31 „ „
Table 3 Infant Mortality:—by Wards
Ward | Number of deaths | Rate |
---|---|---|
Carlton | 13 | 42 |
Kilburn | 8 | 20 |
Queens Park | 6 | 22 |
Brondesbury Park | 4 | 15 |
Mapesbury | 4 | 13 |
Cricklewood | 7 | 29 |
Brentwater | 4 | 25 |
Gladstone | 4 | 27 |
Chamberlayne | 4 | 22 |
Kensal Rise | 6 | 18 |
Manor | 3 | 10 |
Willesden Green | 8 | 22 |
Church End | 7 | 34 |
St. Raphael's | 8 | 45 |
Stonebridge | 8 | 26 |
Roundwood | 7 | 19 |
Harlesden | 2 | 6 |
103 | 22 |