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Acton 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1918
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TABLE 10.—Continued.
OUTSIDE DEATHS AND PLACES OF OCCURRENCE.
| City of London Asylum | 1 |
| Broadmore Asylum | 1 |
| London County Asylum | 1 |
| Broadwood Asylum | 1 |
| Darenth Asylum | 1 |
| Bethnal House Asylum | 1 |
| Northumberland House, Stoke Newingtcn | 1 |
| Maghill Epileptic Home | 1 |
| District Railway Turnham Green Station | 1 |
| Metropolitan Railway, near Notting Hill Station | 1 |
One each in private houses in the following towns :—
Blackpool. Wandsworth. Ealing, Bradford. Salisbury. West Bromwich,
Southall, Hastings, Croydon, Marylebone, Merton. Chesterfield,
Falmouth, Bath, Brighton, Shoreham and Dorchester.
TABLE II.
| DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS 1918. | ||||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 87 | |||
| Other form of Tuberculosis | 8 | |||
| Total | 95 | |||
| Males | 40 | Females | 55 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis—Occupations Prior to Death | ||||
| Males. | Females. | |||
| Clerk | 6 | Household Duties | 17 | |
| Engineer | 5 | Schoolgirl | 7 | |
| Labourer | 3 | Munitions | 3 | |
| Schoolboy | 2 | Laundress | 3 | |
| Wheelwright | 1 | Domestic Servant | 2 | |
| Laundry man | 1 | Dyer | 2 | |
| Engine Fitter | 1 | Dressmaker | 2 | |
| C.as Fitter | 1 | Music Teacher | 1 | |
| Plasterer | 1 | Waitress | 1 | |
| Commissionaire | 1 | Typist | 1 | |
| Surgeon Dentist | 1 | Soap Factory | 1 | |
| Carman | 1 | Not any | 10 | |
| Org&n Builder | 1 | |||
| Reporter | 1 | |||
| Hosier's Assistant | 1 | |||
| Engineer's Apprentice | 1 | |||
| Munitions | 1 | |||
| Tram Driver | 1 | |||
| Engine Cleaner ... | 1 | |||
| Brush Maker | 1 | |||
| Porter | 1 | |||
| Not any | 2 | |||