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Hornchurch 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

Published
1934
Pages
24
Tables
12

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12 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    Comparison of certain rates with those of England and Wales, London, and smaller towns.
    Birth rateDeath rate.Infant Death rate
  • Page 6
    New sewers or extensions of existing sewers completed during the year:—
    SEWERS LAID.15" S.W. feet.12" . Soil feet.12" S. Water feet.9" Soil feet.9" S. Water feet.6" S. Water feet.
  • Page 7
    New Streets.
    Streets made up and taken over.feet
  • Page 14
    Incidence of Notifiable Infectious Diseases during the year
    Cases Notified.Admitted to Hospital.Total Deaths
  • Page 14
    Analysis of cases in stated Age Groups.
    Years.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
  • Page 14
    Cancer. There were 41 deaths from various forms of Cancer. The age groups were :—
  • Page 15
    Tuberculosis. The Notifications of cases of Tuberculosis included 34 males and 31 females suffering from Pulmonary and 9 males and 4 females suffering from non-pulmonary forms of the disease.
    Age periodsNew Cases. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Deaths. Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 16
    Registrar General's Short Table of Causes of Death. Corrected for Inward and Outward Transfers. The following figures are supplied by the Registrar-General.
    Causes.Number.
    Male.Female.
  • Page 17
    Deaths in certain Age-groups during the whole year. In the following table the deaths are given in stated age- groups.
    Age.No. of deaths.
  • Page 17
    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.
  • Page 18
    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.
  • Page 18
    On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act. 1901.