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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1955
| 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. | ||||||||||
| 535 | 14 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 128 | 368 | 75 | 66 | 64 | 69 | 58 | 69 | 83 | 51 | |
| Pneumonia | 54 | 3 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Prostatic Hypertrophy | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | —_ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | — |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Sarcoma | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Skin Diseases | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Senility | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Suicides | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | — | 1 | — |
| Violent Deaths—Accidents | 21 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| TOTALS | 694 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 154 | 480 | 99 | 79 | 78 | 89 | 81 | 86 | 111 | 71 |