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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 5.
TOTAL DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1915.
| North East | North West | South East | South West | Un-traced | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | — | 26 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Influenza | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Phthisis | 14 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 51 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Cancer | 24 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 61 | |
| Meningitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 55 | |
| Bronchitis | 8 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 77 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 5 | 18 | 32 | — | 71 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | — | 22 |
| Appendicitis | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 |
| Alcoholism | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Nephritis and Brights Disease | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | 32 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 11 | 2 | 21 | 22 | — | 56 |
| Violent Deaths | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | — | 22 |
| Suicide | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 202 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 178 | 130 | 197 | 273 | 2 | 780 |