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 1950
[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. | C. | S.E. | S.W. | S. | W. | E. | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 45 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Cancer | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 57 | 76 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 10 |
| Cerebral Thrombosis & Haemorrhage | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 72 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| Circulatory Disease | 173 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 47 | 123 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 30 | 19 |
| Congenital Disease—Prematurity | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Digestive Tract Disease | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heart Disease | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| Liver Diseases | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Meningitis (not specified | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diseases of blood-forming organs | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | a | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nephritis | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Nervous Diseases | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Peptic Ulcer | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 47 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prostatis Hypertrophy | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| 651 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 180 | 410 | 67 | 88 | 97 | 84 | 88 | 83 | 89 | 55 | |