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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Table IV.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1908.
| 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 "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 2 | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards | North East Ward. | N'th-West Ward. | South East Ward. | S'th-West Ward. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 38 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | ... | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ... | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 7 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fever— | ||||||||||||
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic influenza | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 46 | 42 | 4 | .. | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 3 | 33 | ... |
| Enteritis | 17 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 56 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 26 | ... |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | 28 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | ... |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 48 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 17 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 50 | 15 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 55 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 2 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 17 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ... |
| Alcoholism— | ||||||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Venereal diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature birth | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | ... |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Heart diseases | 45 | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 17 | ... |
| Accidents | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 216 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 92 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 73 | 5 |
| All causes | 723 | 188 | 106 | 29 | 23 | 209 | 168 | 144 | 124 | 124 | 331 | 31 |