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Willesden 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden, UDC]
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TABLE No. 7.
TABLE OF DEATHS daring the year 1898, in the Willesden Urban District, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| WARDS. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 years of age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 6. | 5 and under 15. | 16 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Small Pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | MembraneousCroup | Fivers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric ortypboid | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church End | 168 | 66 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 19 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | ... | 5 | 48 | 92 | 168 | |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | . | ... | ... | 0 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 38 | 76 | ||||||||||
| Harlesden | 150 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 35 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 11 | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 39 | 66 | 150 |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 13 | 14 | ... | 4 | 39 | 84 | ||||||||||
| Kensal Green | 181 | 74 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 32 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 3 | 24 | ... | 1 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | 41 | 100 | 181 |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 38 | 81 | ||||||||||
| South Kilburn | 231 | 93 | 48 | 6 | 44 | 38 | | Under 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 4 | 19 | ... | . | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | 71 | 141 | 231 | |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 10 | 10 | ... | 1 | ,V> | 90 | |||||||||
| Mid Kilburn | 164 | 62 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 31 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 54 | 87 | 164 | |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | ... | ... | 37 | 77 | |||||||||
| North Kilburn | 81 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 23 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 21 | 81 |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | 36 | 60 | |||||||||
| Willesden Green | 161 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 22 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 13 | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 51 | 85 | 161 |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | ... | 1 | 42 | 76 | |||||||||
| Hospital | 61 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Under 5 | ... | 5 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 61 |
| 5 upwards | ... | 4 | 18 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 27 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1197 | 427 | 199 | 69 | 26 | 276 | 200 | Under 5 | ... | 5 | 39 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 43 | 22 | 98 | ... | 5 | 82 | 3 | ... | 9 | 314 | 626 | 1197 | ||
| 5 upwards | ... | 4 | 26 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 76 | 72 | ... | 13 | 283 | 571 | ||||||||||
| The subhoined numbers have also to ve taken into account in hudhing of the above records of mortality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 200 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | .. | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 22 | 41 | 200 | |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | 3 | ... | . | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 107 | 159 | ||||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | 1397 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Total | 1388 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||