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Willesden 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden, UDC]
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TABLE No. 8.
Table of Population, Births, and of New Gases of Infectious Sickness coming to the Knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the Year 1898 in the Willesden Urban District; classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| WARDS. | Population at all Ages. | Registered Births. | Aged under 5 or over 5. | New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health. | Totals. | Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Census. | Estimated to middle of 1898. | Small Pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membraneous Croup.| | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Small Pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membraneous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Other Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church End H | 61266 | 13280 | 544 | Under 5 | *1 | 15 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 31 | 123 | ... | 9 | 13 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 80 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 37 | 25 | ... | ... | 24 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 92 | ... | 27 | 12 | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 55 | ||||||
| Harlesden | 15854 | 420 | Under 5 | ... | 10 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 27 | 117 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 35 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ?6 | 46 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 90 | ... | 9 | 15 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | ||||||
| Kensal Green | 16331 | 633 | Under 5 | ... | 17 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 38 | 139 | ... | 11 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 90 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 48 | 37 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 101 | ... | 30 | 27 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 61 | ||||||
| South Kilburn | 13416 | 490 | Under 5 | ... | 21 | 30 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 | 151 | ... | 18 | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45 | 107 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 44 | 34 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 98 | ... | 29 | 26 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62 | ||||||
| Mid Kilburn | 11968 | 377 | Under 5 | ... | 8 | 27 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 37 | 143 | ... | 7 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 92 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 40 | 50 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 106 | ... | 25 | 33 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64 | ||||||
| North Kilburn | 12384 | 169 | Under 6 | ... | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 75 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 27 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 29 | 17 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 57 | ... | 10 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ||||||
| Willesden Green | 15947 | 492 | Under 5 | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 87 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 37 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 46 | 15 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 73 | ... | 20 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | ||||||
| In Hendon Union | 246 | 17 | Under 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Lunatic Asylum | 156 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Totals | 61266 | 99582 | 3142 | Under 5 | 1 | 91 | 109 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 218 | 835 | ... | 59 | 88 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 151 | 468 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 270 | 224 | ... | 62 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 59 | 617 | ... | 150 | 129 | ... | ... | 14 | ... | •• | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 217 | |||||||
* This proved subsequently not to be Small Pox.