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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 6.
TOTAL DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION. 1920.
| Causes of Death. | North East. | North West. | South East. | South West. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Diphtheria | 6 | ... | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| Influenza | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 13 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 61 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Cancer (Malignant Disease) | 22 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 57 |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Meningitis | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 28 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 71 |
| Bronchitis | 18 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 60 |
| Pneumonia (All forms) | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 52 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Syphilis | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 38 |
| Violent Diseases (excluding Suicide) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Suicide | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 56 | 57 | 36 | 50 | 199 |
| Totals | 185 | 133 | 150 | 203 | 671 |