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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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INFANTILE MORTALITY. WARD DISTRIBUTION.
| North East | North West | South East | South West | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 7 |
| Diarrhoea | 2 | ... | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| Enteritis | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Gastritis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 29 |
| Congenital Defects | 3 | ... | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Want of Breast-Milk, Starvation | 3 | ... | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis and Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 20 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 42 |
| Overlaying | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Other Causes | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 31 | 23 | 32 | 114 | 200 |