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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1951
| Causes of Death | Total | Under 1 year | 1—2 | 2—5 | 6—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | 65+ | Ward Distribution. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.E. | N.W. | C. | S.E. | S.W. | S. | W. | E. | ||||||||||
| 653 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 173 | 413 | 71 | 84 | 74 | 74 | 94 | 83 | 99 | 74 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 26 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 13 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Rheumatism | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Senility | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | |
| Suicide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Violent Deaths in Road Accidents | 30 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | a | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 766 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 199 | 478 | 84 | 95 | 90 | 87 | 111 | 92 | 118 | 89 |