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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Table 4.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1906.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of " Residents," whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the Parish | Total Deaths whether of " Residents" or "Non-Resi-dents" in Publicln-stitutions 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-East Ward. | North-West Ward. | South-East Ward. | South-West Ward. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 27 | 4 | 21 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Whooping-cough | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous croup | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fever— | ||||||||||||
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 80 | 70 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 45 | ... |
| Enteritis | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Eyrsipelas | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | l |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary | ||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis) Other Tubercular | 48 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 | ... | |
| Diseases | 26 | 11 | 10 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 42 | 7 | 6 | ... | 1 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 55 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 2 |
| Pleurisy | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Alcoholism— | ||||||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Venereal Diseases | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | ... |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Heart Diseases | 44 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| Accidents | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ... | 6 | 3 |
| Suicides | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| All other Causes | 203 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 81 | 50 | 40 | 43 | 70 | 5 |
| All Causes | 687 | 201 | 91 | 26 | 19 | 194 | 156 | 137 | 135 | 12 2 | 293 | 29 |