Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Cancer | 144 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 59 | 69 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 20 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage & Thrombosis | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 73 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Circulatory Disease | 163 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 46 | 113 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 |
| Congenital Disease—Prematurity | 23 | 21 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Digestive Tract Disease | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heart Disease | 65 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
| Influenza | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Leukaemia & Blood Disease | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Liver Disease | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nervous Diseases | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nephritis | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9, | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| Peptic Ulcer | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 45 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Prostatic Enlargement | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 653 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 173 | 413 | 71 | 84 | 74 | 74 | 94 | 83 | 99 | 74 | |