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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Table 4.
CAUSES OF. AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1907.
| 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 District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or " NonResidents" 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-East Ward. | North-West Ward. | South-East Ward. | South-West Ward. | untraced. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 20 | 2 | 14 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 6 |
| Whooping-cough . | 17 | 7 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 14 | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup). | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fever | |||||||||||||
| Tyhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 9 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea | 19 | 14 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 12 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Phthisis (Pulmonmonary Tuberculosis) | 66 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 1 | ... |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 22 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 17 | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 46 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 24 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 57 | 20 | 5 | 1 | ... | 10 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 1 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 85 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 54 | ... | 3 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 8 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Alcoholism— Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Venereal Diseases | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth. | 29 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | ... | ... |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Heart Diseases | 53 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 24 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 1 | ... |
| Accidents | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 8 | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 4 |
| Suicides | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other Causes | 237 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 64 | 87 | 57 | 29 | 50 | 95 | 6 | 2 |
| All causes | 737 | 200 | 94 | 38 | 28 | 217 | 160 | 153 | 105 | 120 | 347 | 12 | 25 |