Exhibit 32



            CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
        PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT



     The  undersigned,  William C. Weldon,  the  Chief  Executive
Officer  of  Johnson  &  Johnson, a New Jersey  corporation  (the
"Company"),  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted  pursuant  to
Section  906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby  certifies
that:

     (1)       the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-
          Q  for  the fiscal quarter ended September  26,
          2004  (the  "Report") fully complies  with  the
          requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities
          Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the  information contained in the Report fairly
          presents,   in   all  material  respects,   the
          financial  condition and results of  operations
          of the Company.



                              ________________________________
                              William C. Weldon
                              Chief Executive Officer

Dated:      November 3, 2004

     This  certification is being furnished to the SEC with  this
Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act  of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by such
Act, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of  1934.






            CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
        PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT



The  undersigned, Robert J. Darretta, the Chief Financial Officer
of  Johnson  & Johnson, a New Jersey corporation (the "Company"),
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certifies that:

     (1)  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
          the  fiscal  quarter ended September  26,  2004
          (the   "Report")   fully  complies   with   the
          requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities
          Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the  information contained in the Report fairly
          presents,   in   all  material  respects,   the
          financial  condition and results of  operations
          of the Company.





                              ___________________________________
                              Robert J. Darretta
                              Chief Financial Officer

Dated:    November  3, 2004


     This  certification is being furnished to the SEC with  this
Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act  of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by such
Act, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.