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 Acton]
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Table 4.
Causes of Death. | Causes of and Ages at Death, 1913. | Public Institutions in District, Resident and Non-Resident | ||||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 26 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||
Measles | 7 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Diphtheria | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Enteric Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Influenza | 187 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 30 | 72 | 23 | 12 | 9 |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 91 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 22 | 4 | ... |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Other Tuberculous Discssc | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Cancer,'MalignantDisease | 63 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ?0 | 23 | 2 |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Meningitis | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Organic Heart Disease | 67 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 2 |
Bronchitis | 42 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 23 | ... |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 59 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 13 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | l | ... | ... |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ... |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 29 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Suicide | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... |
Other Defined Diseases | 209 | 10 | 3 | ... | 8 | 3 | 13 | 54 | 118 | 6 |
Totals | 972 | 76 | 29 | 42 | 63 | 67 | 174 | 197 | 224 | 39 |