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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION IN 1958
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| 586 | 20 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 145 | 386 | 80 | 62 | 84 | 75 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 63 | |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Prostatic Hypertrophy | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sarcoma | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Senility | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Suicides | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Violent Deaths | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Other Causes | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 718 | 22 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 165 | 480 | 93 | 74 | 102 | 98 | 76 | 88 | 103 | 84 |