London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| Causes of Death | Total | Under 1 year | 1—2 | 2—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | 65 + | Ward Distribution. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.E. | N.W. | S.E. | S.W. | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 39 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Cancer | 125 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 73 | 44 | 36 | 23 | 22 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage & Thrombosis | 76 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 23 | 50 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 15 |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Childbirth—Disease of Pregnancy & Puerperium | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Circulatory Diseases | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 39 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 11 |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Debility and Prematurity | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Diabetes | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Digestive Tract Diseases' | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gall Bladder Diseases | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Heart Disease | 117 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 31 | 80 | 31 | 37 | 19 | 30 |
| Infective and parasitic Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Influenza | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Leukaemia and Anaemia (Blood and Blood forming tissue Diseases) | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Liver Disease (not Cirrhosis) | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Measles | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 477 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 137 | 291 | 157 | 138 | 77 | 107 | |