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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1919
TABLE 6.
TOTAL DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION. 1919.
| Causes of Death. | North East | North West | South East | South West | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | |||
| Influenza | 14 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 9 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 58 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Cancer (Malignant Disease) | 23 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 61 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | |||
| Organic Heart Disease | 23 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Bronchitis | 14 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 55 |
| Pneumonia (All forms) | 12 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 51 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Appendicitisand Typhilitis | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | |||
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 33 |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Suicide | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Other Defined Diseases | 55 | 46 | 30 | 49 | 180 |
| Totals | 178 | 130 | 158 | 190 | 646 |