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Acton 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1919
TABLE 4.
| REGISTERED BIRTHS. | Male. | Female. |
|---|---|---|
| Legjmate | 515 | 517 |
| Illegitimate | 32 | 32 |
| Total | 547 | 519 |
| Rate per 1,000 Inhabitants | 17.1. |
TABLE 5.
CAUSES OF. AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR. 1919.
| Causes of Death. | Causes of and Ages at Death, 1919. | Public Institutions in District, Resident and NonResident | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and 1 under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Diphtheria | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |||||
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Influenza | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 58 | ... | ... | 5 | 19 | |||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 9 | ... | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | 4 | 29 | ||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Meningitis | ... | |||||||||
| Organic Heart Disease | 77 | ... | 14 | 33 | ||||||
| Bronchitis | 55 | 3 | ... | ... | 14 | 35 | ||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 51 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 9 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 15 | 15 | ||||||||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | |||||||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 17 | ... | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | ... | |||||||
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 33 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 11 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Suicide | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other Defined Diseases | 190 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 104 | |||
| Totals | 646 | 72 | 15 | 13 | 35 | 95 | 175 | 219 | 32 | |