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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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 |