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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Acton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1953
| Causes of Death | Total | Under 1 year | 1—2 | 2—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | 65+ | Ward Distribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.E. | N.W. | C. | S.E. | S.W. | S. | W. | E. | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 63 | 10 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
| Cancer | 140 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 7 | 60 | 72 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage & Thrombosis | 66 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 6 | |||||
| Circulatory Disease | 135 | 3 | 33 | 99 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | |||||
| Congenital Debility & Prematurity | 17 | 17 | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | — | _ | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Diabetes | 5 | — | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | ||
| Digestive Tract Disease | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Gastro-Enteritis | 3 | 2 | — | - | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Heart Disease | 42 | — | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Influenza | 3 | _ | _ | _ | - | - | _ | 3 | _ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Leukaemia and Defects of Blood Forming Organs | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | I | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Nervous Diseases | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | |||||
| Nephritis | 18 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | I | _ | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | 71 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 16 | .8 | 12 | 5 |
| Carried forward | 602 | 22 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 158 | 399 | 86 | 62 | 76 | 83 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 59 |