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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AGES AT DEATH, AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1944.
| 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East | North West | South East | South West | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 37 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| Cancer | 117 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 43 | 67 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 31 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Intra Cranial Vascular Lesions | 50 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cong. Debility and Prematurity | 22 | 21 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diabetes | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Digestive Tract Disorders | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Gastro Enteritis | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Heart Disease | 118 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 33 | 79 | 32 | 36 | 21 | 29 |
| Influenza | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Liver Diseases (Not Cirrhosis) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leukaemia and Anaemia | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nervous Diseases | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Nephritis | 11 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | . 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Parturition Diseases (not Puerperal Sepsis) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peptic Ulcer | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 51 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 12 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Prostate (enlarged) | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Pulmonary T.B. | 35 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Other T.B. | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | |
| Other Respiratory Disorders | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Sarcoma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Senility | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| Suicides | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Violent Deaths by Road Traffic | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other Violent Deaths (War and other) | 88 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 25 |
| Unclassified Deaths | 9 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles menngetis (nstc.sm or TB) | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 727 | 144 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 56 | 177 | 386 | 289 | 191 | 138 | 189 |