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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AGES AT DEATH, AND WARD D1STRIBUTIONS OF DEATHS IN 1911.
Causes of Death. | 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 | Ward Distribution. | |||
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North East | North West | South East | South West | ||||||||||
Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | - | — |
Influenza | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Diphtheria | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | 2 |
Cere.bro-Spinal Fever | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | — | — |
Pulmonary T.B. | 38 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Other T.B. | 2 | - | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nervous Diseases | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Diabetes | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 |
Cancer | 121 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 55 | 60 | 38 | 24 | 30 | 29 |
Sarcoma | 2 | - | -- | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Measles | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | - | — |
Whooping Cough | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Heart Disease | 118 | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | 3 | 27 | 86 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 40 |
Other circulatory diseases | 11 | 1 | - | - | — | — | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Bronchitis | 25 | - | - | - | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Pneumonia | 33 | 3 | 2 | - | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Other respiratory diseases | 6 | 4 | - | - | — | - | — | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Peptic Ulcer | 10 | — | — | - | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | — |
Diarrhoea and Gastro. Enteritis | 3 | 3 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 2 | - | 1 |
Diseases of Alimentary tract | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Nephritis | 13 | — | — | - | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Senility | 37 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 37 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
Enlarged Prostate | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Childbirth | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other diseases of Parturition | 2 | - | - | - | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Cong. Debility and Prematurity | 15 | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Suicides | 8 | - | — | - | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Other deaths from Violence | 21 | - | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Deaths from War Operations | 14 | - | - | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — |
Scarlet Fever | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — |
Meningitis | 2 | — | — | - | — | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Syphyllis | 7 | — | — | —- | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
Intra Cranial Vascular Lesion | 59 | 2 | — | - | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Other ill-defined Diseases | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | |
TOTALS | 602 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 171 | 313 | 179 | 144 | 123 | 156 |