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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AGES AT DEATH. AND WARD DISTBIRUNON OF DEATHS IN 1942
| Causks or 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 ami upwards | Ward distribution. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East | North West | South East | South West | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Measles | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cerebro -Spinal Meningitis | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | — | ||
| Meningitis | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
| Pulmonary T.B. | 35 | — | - | — | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | |
| Other T.B. | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | ||
| Nervous Diseases | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Diabetes | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | |
| Peplic Ulcer | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 22 | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Diseases of Alimentary tract | 3 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis | 14 | 1 | - | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Enlarged Prostate | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Other Digestive Diseases | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Anaemia—Various Types | 9 | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | |||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | — | - |
| Sarcoma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Cancer | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 50 | 33 | 36 | 17 | ||
| Bronchitis | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Pneumonia | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 12 |
| Influenza | 3 | — | - | — | — | — | — | ' — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| Intra Cranial Vascular Lesions | 69 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 47 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 12 |
| Heart Disease | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 27 | 84 | 40 | 25 | 39 | |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 30 | — | — | — | — | - | — | 12 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 |
| Senility | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Cong. Debility and Prematurity | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | - | — | - | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Suicides | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Other deaths from Violence | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Other ill-defined Diseases | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| TOTALS | 619 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 48 | 173 | 302 | 203 | 161 | 104 | 151 |