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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1947.
| 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 | 51 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cancer | 114 | — | - | - | —: | - | 7 | 40 | 67 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 27 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage & Thrombosis | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 52 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 13 |
| Circulatory Disease | 131 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 32 | 94 | 43 | 41 | 19 | 28 |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Deformity | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | — | 8 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Digestive Tract Disease | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Gall Bladder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heart Disease | 73 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 20 | 48 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 19 |
| Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Liver Disease | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Leukaemia and Anaemia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not C.S.M. or T.B.) | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Nervous Disease | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 504 | 39 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 18 | 124 | 314 | 171 | 132 | 80 | 121 | |