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 Brent]
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Table 2
MAIN CAUSES OF DEATH AND RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION
Cause | No. | Rate per 1,000 population |
---|---|---|
Heart disease and other diseases of circulatory system | 1,018 | 3.5 |
Malignant neoplasms | 681 | 2.3 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 350 | 1.2 |
Respiratory diseases (influenza, pneumonia, bronchitis, etc.) | 366 | 1.2 |
Violent deaths (motor vehicle accidents, other accidents, suicides and homicide) | 124 | 0.4 |
All other cases | 421 | 1.4 |
TOTALS: | 2,960 | 100 |
Table 3 Infant Mortality: —by Wards
Ward | Number of deaths | Rate |
---|---|---|
Queensbury | — | Nil |
Kingsbury | 2 | 9.1 |
Kenton | 2 | 10.4 |
Sudbury | 4 | 19.0 |
Preston | 2 | 8.8 |
Chalkhill | 1 | 4.6 |
Barham | 5 | 17.5 |
Tokyngton | 2 | 8.7 |
Alperton | 8 | 28.3 |
Brentwater | 4 | 25.3 |
Church End | 5 | 21.2 |
Gladstone | 3 | 24.2 |
Cricklewood | 1 | 4.3 |
Willesden Green | 8 | 23.0 |
Mapesbury | 5 | 16.5 |
St. Raphael's | 5 | 30.1 |
Roundwood | 6 | 18.6 |
Brondesbury Park | 8 | 34.8 |
Stonebridge | 6 | 18.9 |
Manor | 9 | 33.7 |
Chamberlayne | 6 | 32.3 |
Harlesden | 8 | 26.1 |
Kensal Rise | 5 | 16.1 |
Queens Park | 7 | 24.7 |
Kilburn | 12 | 31.9 |
Carlton | 4 | 15.2 |
128 | 19.9 |