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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 4.
CAUSES OF. AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR, 1910.
| Causes of Deaths | 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. | N'th-West Ward. | Soutli-East Ward. | S'th-West Ward. | ||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Whooping-cough | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 9 | - | 5 | 4 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fever—Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 2 | - |
| Other continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Epidemic influenza | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diarrhoea | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | — | |
| Enteritis | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Gastritis | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — | - |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | - |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 43 | _ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 17 |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Cancer, maglignant disease | 52 | - | _ | 28 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 17 | ||
| Bronchitis | 61 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 17 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 52 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 10 |
| Pleurisy | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 16 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Alcoholism— | ||||||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Premature birth | 31 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | — |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | _ | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Heart diseases | 50 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 7 | |
| Accidents | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Suicides | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| All other causes | 207 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 93 | 47 | 51 | 44 | 65 | 58 |
| All causes | 623 | 151 | 55 | 18 | 20 | 203 | 176 | 132 | 125 | 149 | 217 | 144 |