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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Inquests.
In the following table will be found the causes of death, as certified by the Coroner; they are also further classified into age periods:—
| Causes. | Under 1 year. | 1-5 years. | 5—15 years. | 15—25 years. | 25—65 years. | 65 and over. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 9 | 27 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 2 | — | o | — | 12 | 8 | 24 |
| Cerebral Hemorrhage | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Cancer | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Other causes | 10 | — | 4 | 7 | 54 | 24 | 99 |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 24 | 85 | |
| Burns and Scalds | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| Railway | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Falls | - | 2 | - | 3 | 28 | 72 | 105 |
| Other causes" | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 12 | 68 |
| — | — | 7 | 80 | 21 | 108 | ||
| — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 7 | - | - | 1 | s | — | 16 | |
| Totals ... | 30 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 293 | 188 | 589 § |
† Includes 48 cases of coal gas poisoning. * Includes 1 case of coal gas poisoning. ‡ Includes 1 case of coal
gas poisoning. § St. Pancras cases 125, ex-St. Pancras 464 (see also page 36).
Infantile Mortality.
The number of deaths of St. Pancras infants under one year of age occurring during
1936 was 190 (of which 24 were of illegitimate children). This gives an Infant Mortality
rate (number of deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births) of 79. The corresponding
rate for the previous year was 63.
Further details will be found in the Maternity and Child Welfare Section.