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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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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. |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 37 |
| 1 and under 2 | 2 |
| 2 „ „ 5 | 8 |
| 5 „ „ 15 | 7 |
| 15 „ „ 25 | 12 |
| 25 „ „ 35 | 26 |
| 35 „ „ 45 | 21 |
| 45 „ ,, 55 | 25 |
| 55„„65 | 46 |
| 65 „ „ 75 | 53 |
| 75 „ upwards | 70* |
* Including 8 males and 22 females between 80 and 89 years
of age, and 1 male and 2 females of 90 years and over.
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 | Congenital Malformation 1; Prematurity 7; Asphyxia 1; Debility 2; Atelectasis 2; Enteritis 1. |
| Over 1 week and under 1 month | Pyloric Stenosis 1; Prematurity 3; Icterus Neonatorum 1; Pneumonia 1; Enteritis 1. |
| Over 1 month and under 3 months | Pneumonia 2; Congenital Malformation 1; Marasmus 2; Prematurity 1. |
| Over 3 months and under 6 months | Congenital Malformation 1; Pneumonia 4; ( Gastro-enteritis 2. |
| Over 6 months and under 12 months | Whooping Cough 1; Septic Dermatitis 1; Pneumonia 1. |