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 1948
[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 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cancer | 116 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 44 | 63 | 37 | 41 | 11 | 27 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage & Thrombosis | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 58 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 13 |
| Circulatory Disease (not Heart Disease) | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 23 | 103 | 48 | 35 | 22 | 23 |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Congenital Disease—Prematurity | 15 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Digestive Tract Disease | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Gall Bladder | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Heart Disease | 66 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Diseases of blood forming Organs | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not C.S.M. or T.B..) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelass | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Nervous Disease | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| 457 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 106 | 311 | 163 | 132 | 74 | 88 | |