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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE III. AGES AT DEATH, AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1937.
| Causes of Death. | Age in Years. | Ward Distribution. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 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 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Influenza | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 37 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
| Other T.B. | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diabetes | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | 6 |
| Cancer | 119 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 64 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 15 |
| Heart Disease | 139 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 92 | 38 | 32 | 35 | 34 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 41 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Pneumonia | 52 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 13 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Appendicitis | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other diseases of Liver | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Nephritis | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other diseases and accident of Parturition | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Senility | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Cong. Debility and Prematurity | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Suicide | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Other deaths from Violence | 27 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Other defined diseases | 57 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| Totals | 748 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 57 | 228 | 858 | 206 | 180 | 155 | 207 |