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Acton 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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1917
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TABLE 5.

CAUSES OP, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1917.

Causes of DeathAges at death 1917.Public Institutions in District, Resident and Non-Resident
All AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 22 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwards
Measles39614172————3
Scarlet Fever—————————1
Whooping Cough8215——————
Diphtheria and Croup3——12————10
Influenza7——1——132—
Erysipelas——————————
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)63———3932192—
Tuberculous Meningitis111—3412——1
Other Tuberculous Diseases9—1—1322——
Cancer, malignant disease67——1——731284
Rheumatic Fever——————————
Meningitis51111——1——
Organic Heart Disease67—11441124222
Bronchitis535431——12281
Pneumonia (all forms)43873326953
Other Respiratory diseases92—211—21—
Diarrhoea and Enteritis28235——————1
Appendicitis and Typhlitis4——11—1—12
Cirrhosis of Liver1——————1——
Alchoholism2—————11——
Nephritis and Bright's Disease10—————325—
Puerperal Fever1—————1———
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition3—————3———
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth353211—1————
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide232—5413534
Suicide1——————1——
Other Defined Diseases19312337113411139
Totals68794384334238615421041