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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 3. AGES AT DEATHS, AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1924.
| Causes of Death. | All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 36 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | North East | North West | South East | South West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 16 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 22 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary-Tuberculosis) | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 28 | 14 | ... | 14 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
| Other Tuberculous-Diseases | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 92 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 33 | 51 | 33 | 16 | 22 | 21 |
| Kheumatic Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Diabetes | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 71 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 57 | 7 | i | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 65 | 13 | 11 | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 29 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2years) | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Appendicitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis (Acute and Chronic) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth) | 26 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Suicide | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Other Deaths from Violence | 12 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Polioencephalitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Emcephalitis Lethargica | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Defined Causes | 159 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 96 | 54 | 45 | 26 | 34 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 715 | 65 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 89 | 180 | 286 | 208 | 154 | 141 | 212 |