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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 19S6
| 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 | 49 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Cancer | 148 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 49 | 92 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 30 | 15 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage & Thrombosis | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 11 | 75 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Circulatory Disease | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 43 | 93 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 15 |
| Gall Bladder Disease | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – |
| Congenital Debility & Prematurity | 13 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Diabetes | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Digestive Tract Disease | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | – |
| Heart Disease | 51 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Leukaemia & Diseases of Blood Forming Organs | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 2 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Carried forward | 520 | 16 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 14 | 132 | 356 | 64 | 50 | 75 | 70 | 49 | 73 | 88 | 51 |