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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1952
| Cancer | 143 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 50 | 84 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 12 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage & Thrombosis | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 79 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
| Circulatory Disease | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 37 | 133 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Congenital Disease and Prematurity | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Digestive Tract Disease | 14 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Gall Bladder Disease | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Heart Disease | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 39 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Infective Hepatitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Leukaemia & Blood Disease | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 16 | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nervous Diseases | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Peptic Ulcer | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 43 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Prostatic Enlargement | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 649 | 15 | 1 | —— | — | 3 | 20 | 148 | 462 | 70 | 81 | 86 | 73 | 97 | 87 | 97 | 58 |