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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
Hornchurch 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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Causes of death certified after enquiry
Heart Disease 8
Bronchitis 1
Congenital malformation 1
In the following table the deaths are given in stated age-groups.
| Age | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 53 |
| 1 and under 2 | 12 |
| 2„ „ 5 | 12 |
| 5 „ ,, 15 | 26 |
| 15 ,, ,, 25 | 19 |
| 25 „ „ 35 | 23 |
| 35 „ ,, 45 | 36 |
| 45 ,, „ 55 | 49 |
| 55 ,, „ 65 | 58 |
| 65 „ „ 75 | 74 |
| 75 „ „ 85 | 66 |
| 85 „ ,, 95 | 15 |
| 95 and upwards | 1 |
| Total | 444 |
REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S ABRIDGED LIST OF CAUSES. These figures are corrected for outward and inward transfers.
| Causes of Death | M. | F. |
|---|---|---|
| All causes | 254 | 190 |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Measles | 3 | 3 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 |
| 4. Whooping cough | 1 | 0 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 4 | 8 |
| 6. Influenza | 1 | 2 |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | 0 | 0 |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | 0 | 0 |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 14 | 17 |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | 3 | 3 |
| 11. Syphilis | 0 | 0 |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 2 | 0 |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 19 | 28 |
| 14. Diabetes | 2 | 3 |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 8 | 10 |
| 16. Heart disease | 59 | 33 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 2 | 2 |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 14 | 5 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 3 | 0 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 16 | 12 |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 4 |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 4 | 0 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 3 | 2 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 5 | 2 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | 0 | 0 |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | 0 | 0 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 9 | 7 |