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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TABLE AGES AT DEATHS AND EARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1952
AGES IN YEARS
Causes of Deaths | All age | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 andunder 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | WARD DISTRUBUTION | |||
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North East | North West | South East | South West | ||||||||||
Measles | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | - | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Diphtheria | 21 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
Whooping Cough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | - | — | 1 | — | - | 5 |
Influenza | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Phthisis | 48 | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 18 |
Other tubercular diseases | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | - | 3 |
Cancer | 101 | — | — | —- | — | — | 11 | 40 | 50 | 27 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
G. P. I. & Tabes | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
Rheumatic Fever | 2 | — | — | —. | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Syphilis | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Diabetes | 5 | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | - |
Heart Disease | 95 | — | — | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 54 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 20 |
Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
Other circulatory diseases | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
Bronchitis | 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Pneumonia | 41 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Other respiratory diseases | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Diarrhœa | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | - | 5 |
Peptic Ulcer | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
Appendicitis | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | — | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Other Liver Diseases | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Nephritis | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Other diseases or accidents of Parturition | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Prematurity &c. | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
Senility | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 93 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 25 |
Suicide | 14 | — | — | _ | — | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Other violent deaths | 25 | 2 | — | 2 | - | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Other defined diseases | 64 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 9 |
TOTALS | 788 | 60 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 32 | 86 | 200 | 352 | 226 | 193 | 175 | 194 |