[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch] page 17

Hornchurch 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

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Table: Infantile Mortality.The following table shows the causes of death and the distribution in age groups of the infants who died under one year of age.

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Infantile Mortality.

The following table shows the causes of death and the distribution in age groups of the infants who died under one year of age.

Ages Under 1 week	Purpura Hæmorrhagica 1; Prematurity 5; Injury or lack of attention 4; Congenital Malformation 2.
Over 1 week and under 1 month	Prematurity 2; Congenital Malformation 1; Debility 1; Bronchitis 1.
Over 1 month and under 3 months	Congenital Malformation 2; Pneumonia 3; Marasmus 2; Toxæmia 1; Asphyxia 1.
Over 3 months and under 6 months	Pneumonia 1; Congenital Malformation 1.
Over 6 months and under 12 months	Gastro-enteritis 1; Pneumonia 3; Measles 1.

Table: Rainfall during the year.I am indebted to Mr. F. Alderson, the Surveyor, for the subjoined information on rainfall as recorded at the Sewage Disposal works on the Rainham Road.

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Rainfall during the year.

I am indebted to Mr. F. Alderson, the Surveyor, for the subjoined information on rainfall as recorded at the Sewage Disposal works on the Rainham Road.

	Amount of rainfall in inches	No. of days in which rain fell
January	1.24	12
February	0.18	8
March	1.34	14
April	1.63	22
May	2.71	19
June	0.81	5
July	1.95	10
August	170	9
September	1.79	18
October	4.70	23
November	0.69	12
December	0.41	10
	Total 19.15	162

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Hornchurch 1932

Table: Infantile Mortality.The following table shows the causes of death and the distribution in age groups of the infants who died under one year of age.

Table: Rainfall during the year.I am indebted to Mr. F. Alderson, the Surveyor, for the subjoined information on rainfall as recorded at the Sewage Disposal works on the Rainham Road.