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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION IN 1959
| Causes of Death | Total | Under 1 vear | 1—2 | 2—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | 65 + | Ward Distribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.E. | N.W. | C. | S.E. | j S.W. | S. | W. | E. | ||||||||||
| 480 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 26 | 113 | 340 | 56 | 52 | 58 | 54 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 61 | |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Influenza | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 47 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | – | 9 | 6 |
| Bronchitis | 55 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Other Disease of Respiratory System | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| Ulcers of Stomach and Duodenum | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Digestive System Disease | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Other Defined and Ill-defined Disease- | 40 | 13 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| All Other Accidents | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Suicide | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| TOTALS | 750 | 20 | – | – | – | 5 | 45 | 171 | 509 | 84 | 84 | 95 | 93 | 98 | 93 | 107 | 96 |