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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Table 4.
| Causes of Death. | Causes of and Ages at Death, 1913. | Public Institutions in District, Resident and Non-Resident | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 26 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||
| Measles | 7 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Influenza | 187 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 30 | 72 | 23 | 12 | 9 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 91 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 22 | 4 | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Discssc | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cancer,'MalignantDisease | 63 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ?0 | 23 | 2 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 67 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 42 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 23 | ... |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 59 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 13 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | l | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 29 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Suicide | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Other Defined Diseases | 209 | 10 | 3 | ... | 8 | 3 | 13 | 54 | 118 | 6 |
| Totals | 972 | 76 | 29 | 42 | 63 | 67 | 174 | 197 | 224 | 39 |