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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1902.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities at all Ages. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | North Ward. | West Ward. | East Ward. | ||
| Small Pox | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Measles | 32 | 7 | 24 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 24 | 5 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fever— | |||||||||||
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 15 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 23 | 18 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 9 | ... |
| Enteritis | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phthisis | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | ... | 10 | 23 | 10 | ... | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 63 | 22 | 9 | ... | ... | 9 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 20 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 67 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 21 | 2 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism — Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 35 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 18 | 14 | ... |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Heart Diseases | 51 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Accidents | 15 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Suicides | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| All other causes | 163 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 45 | 39 | 50 | 64 | 49 | 2 | |
| All causes | 599 | 187 | 94 | 18 | 29 | 175 | 96 | 154 | 261 | 184 | 12 |