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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AGES AT DEATH, AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1945.
| Causes of Death | Total | —1 | 1—2 | 2—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | 65 + | Ward Distribution. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.E. | N.W. | S.E. | S.W. | ||||||||||
| Diseases of bones & organs of movt | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 34 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 11 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Cancer | 119 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 39 | 71 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 28 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage & Thrombosis | 68 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 51 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 17 |
| Childbirth—Disease of Pregnancy & Puerperium | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Circulatory Diseases | 46 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 15 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Congenital Debility and Prematurity | 25 | 24 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 10 | - | 8 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diabetes | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Digestive Tract Diseases | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Gall Bladder Diseases | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Heart Disease | 130 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 87 | 33 | 36 | 22 | 39 |
| Infective and parasitic Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liver Disease (not Cirrhosis) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | -1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Leukaemia and Anaemia (Blood and Blood forming tissue Diseases) | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningitis (not C.S.M. or T.B.) | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Carried forward | 463 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 117 | 281 | 124 | 138 | 69 | 132 |