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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 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1916
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TABLE 6.
TOTAL DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION. 1916.
| North East | North West | South East | South West | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 | / 7 | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Influenza | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 67 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Cancer (Malignant Disease) | 13 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 67 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 18 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 63 |
| Bronchitis | 10 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 53 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 56 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| Appendicitis and Typhilitis | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Nephritis and Brights Disease | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 11 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 50 |
| Violent Deaths excluding suicide | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| Suicide | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 44 | 38 | 42 | 60 | 184 |
| Totals | 158 | 135 | 154 | 240 | 687 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — |