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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 5.
CAUSES OF DEATH. Ward Distribution.
| North East | North West | South East | South West | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Measles | 4 | 6 | 32 | 44 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| Dipthfiria and Croup | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Influenza | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Phthisis | 11 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 51 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 6 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Cancer | 14 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 52 |
| Bronchitis | 13 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 58 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 15 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 98 |
| Appendicitis and Typhilitis | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Births | 10 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 62 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicides | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| Suicides | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Other Defined Diseases | 52 | 62 | 51 | 71 | 236 |
| Diseases Ill-defined or Uuknown | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| Totals | 147 | 150 | 168 | 312 | 777 |