Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| Causes of Death | Under 1 week | 1—2 weeks | 2—3 weeks | 3—4 weeks | Total under 1 month | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months | 9—12 months | Total under 12 months | Wards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East | North West | South East | South West | |||||||||||
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Congenital Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Overlaying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Injury at Birth | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Congenital Malformation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Prematurity | 17 | 1 | .. | 1 | 19 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 24 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Other Causes | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 77 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 30 | |