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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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The following table gives the causes of and ages at
death during the year 1904:—
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fever— | |||||||||||
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Flague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 82 | 66 | 15 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 40 | 30 | ... |
| Enteritis | 11 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Phthisis | 32 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 21 | 7 | 7 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 18 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 43 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 11 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 71 | 29 | 25 | 3 | ... | 8 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 1 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 7 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | ||
| Alcoholism — Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 20 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 9 | ... |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Heart Diseases | 44 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | |
| Accidents | 15 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Suicides | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ||
| All other causes | 160 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 75 | 47 | 57 | 56 | 4 |
| Totals | 576 | 207 | 90 | 16 | 14 | 124 | 125 | 124 | 240 | 212 | 9 |