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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 6.
| INFANTILE MORTALITY. | Ward Distribution. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of Deaths | North East | North West | South East | South West | Total |
| Measles | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough. | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 1 i | 3 | 3 |
| Convulsions | 1 | - | i | O | 5 |
| Bronchitis | — | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| Diarrhoea | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | — | 2 i | 1 | 4 |
| Atelectasis | — | l | i | 1 | 3 |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Premature Birth | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | — | 6 | 11 | 18 |
| Other Causes | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | 13 | 45 | 69 | 147 | |
TABLE 7.
| POPULATION—Ward Distribution. | |
| North East | 14,762 |
| North West | 11,640 |
| South East | 14,785 |
| South West | 17,051 |
TABLE 8.
| Ward | Number | Rate per 1,000 inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|
| North East | 324 | 21.9 |
| North West | 210 | 18.0 |
| South East | 334 | 22.6 |
| South West | 522 | 30.6 |