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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1957
| 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. 1 | S.E. | S.W. | S. | W. | E. | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 37 | _ | _ | _ | — | — | _ | 7 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Cancer | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 63 | 81 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 9 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage & Thrombosis | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 76 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Cerebral Abscess | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | — | — | .— | 1 | _ | — | _ | _ |
| Circulatory Disease | 118 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 89 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 7 | |
| Congenital Debility & Prematurity | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | _ |
| Gall Bladder | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | _ | — | _ | _ | 1 | —. | _ | _ | ||||
| Gastro-Enteritis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | i | __ | — | _ | _ |
| Heart Disease | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| Influenza | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 3 | 4 | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | 3 | 1 |
| Intestinal Disease | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Leukaemia and Diseases of Blood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Forming Organs | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — |
| Liver Disease | 6 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | |||||
| Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carried forward | 524 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 22 | 133 | 349 | 72 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 72 | 91 | 48 |