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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1921 16
| Causes of Death. | All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | North East | North West | South East | South West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Diphtheria | 16 | 1 | ... | 8 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Influenza | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 59 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 20 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 19 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 64 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Bronchitis | 64 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 24 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 49 | 12 | 4 | 2 | l | ... | 6 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 20 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 29 | 24 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | |
| Alcoholism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 34 | 33 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 9 | 1 | ... | l | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Suicide | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 188 | 7 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 16 | 32 | 127 | 52 | 43 | 52 | 41 |
| Totals | 650 | 92 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 81 | 159 | 238 | 167 | 139 | 143 | 201 |