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Acton 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

Published
1919
Pages
29
Tables
23

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23 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    The epidemic reached its height duriug the fir.it week in November and gradually subsided. The deaths in the remaining weeks of the year were as follows :—
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    Age Distribution of the Deaths.
    Under 1 year1—2 years.2—5 years.5—10 years.10—15 years.15—18 years.18—25 years.
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    Table I. BIRTH-RATE. DEATH-RATE, AND ANALYSIS OK MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR, 1918 (Provisional figures. Populations estimated to the middle of 1918 have been used for the purpose of this Table).
    Birth-rate per 1.000 total Population.Annual Death-Rate per 1,000 Civilian Population.Rate per 1,000 Births.Percentage ok Total Deaths.
    All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.DiphtheriaViolence.Diarrhaea. & Enteritis under 2yrs.Total d'ths under 1 year.Deaths in Public Institutions.Certified CausesInquest Causes.Uncertified Causes of Death.
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    Table 2. VITAL STATISTICS FOR WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1918 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Under 1 year of Age.At all Ages.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.
    NumberRateof Non-Kesidents Registered in the District.of Resieents Registered outside Disitrict.
    NumberRate per 1,000 Births.NumberRate per 1,000 Inhabitants.
    NumberRate
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    TABLE 3.
    Notified Births 840.
    North-East.North-West.South-Eist.South-West.
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    Table 4. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT. DEATH DURING YEAR, 1918.
    Causes of Death.Causes of and Ages at Death, 1913.Public Institutions in District, Resident and Non-Resident
    All AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 22 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2625 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwards
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    Table 5. TOTAL DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION. 1918.
    Causes of Death.North EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth WestTotal.
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    Table 6. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR. 1918. Deaths from stated causes in Week and Months under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.1-3 months3-6 montln6-9 months9-12 mnthsTotal deaths un der 1 year
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    Table 7. INFANTILE MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION.
    Causes of Deaths.North EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth WestTotal.
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    Table 8. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR. 1918.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in whole District. At Ages—Years.Total cases notified in each ward.
    At all AgesUnder 1.1 to 5.5 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 6665 and upwards.North-East.North-WestSouth-Eait.South-West
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    TABLE 9. CASES OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL DURING 1918.
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    TABLE 10. OUTSIDE DEATHS AND PLACES OF OCCURRENCE.
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    TABLE 10.—Continued. OUTSIDE DEATHS AND PLACES OF OCCURRENCE.
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    TABLE II.
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    TABLE 12.
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    Occupations prior to Illness.
    MalesFemales.
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    TABLE 12.— Continued.
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    TABLE 13. DEATHS FROM MEASLES
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    TABLE 14. INFANT'S CONSULTATIONS.
    Priory SchoolsPalmerston Mission
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    TABLE 15. ANTE-NATAL CLINIC.
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    TABLE 16.
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    TABLE 17.
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    TABLE 18. ISOLATION HOSPITAL