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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| Causes of Death. | Age in Years. | Ward Distribution. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | ___- | -_ | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | - |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | — | _ | 1 | _ |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | -_ | 1 | - | - |
| Influenza | 18 | — | J | — | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | -_ | — | - | _ | 1 | __ |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | __ | __ | _ |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory system | 55 | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 25 | 12 | _ | 12 | 11 | 13 | 19 |
| Other Tuberculosis Diseases | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 94 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 48 | 37 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 29 |
| Rheumatic Fever | _ | — | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | __ | - | - | |
| Diabetes | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 41 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
| Heart Disease | 62 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 23 | |
| Bronchitis | 79 | 8 | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 13 | 54 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 25 | |
| Arterio-Sclerosis | 27 | _ | _ | __ | 1 | _ | _ | 10 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 46 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | — | —» | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 |
| Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum | 12 | _ | - | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Appendicitis | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Alcoholism | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | l | _ | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | — | — | — | _ | — | 2 | l | 2 | __ | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Nephritis | 18 | — | — | 2 | _ | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | _ | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | _ | __ | 1 | _ |
| Congenital debility & malformation, prem. birth | 32 | 31 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Suicide | 8 | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Other deaths from violence | 10 | _ | __ | _ | _ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Other defined diseases | 142 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 74 | 41 | 30 | 23 | 48 |
| Causes ill defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | — | - | - | - |
| Total | 704 | 62 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 85 | 197 | 289 | 187 | 112 | 159 | 210 |