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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 5. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1916.
| Causes of Death | Causes of, and ages at death, 1916 | Public Institutions in District. Resident and Non-Resideat | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||
| Measles | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sarlet Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Influenza | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 67 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 14 | 5 | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 32 | 24 | 9 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Meningitis | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Organic Heart Disease | 63 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 53 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 56 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| Other Respiratory diseases | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 11 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 50 | 48 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Suicide | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other Defined Diseases | 184 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 103 | 9 |
| Totals | 687 | 102 | 32 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 106 | 154 | 216 | 50 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |