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Hornchurch 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

Published
1935
Pages
44
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    SECTION A STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
  • Page 6
    Vital Statistics. Extracts from the Vital Statistics for the year.
    MaleFemaleTotalRate
  • Page 7
    BIRTH RATES, DEATH RATES AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY IN THE YEAR 1934. England and Wales, 121 County Boroughs and Great Towns, and 135 Smaller Towns. (Provisional figures. The rates for England and Wales have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of 1934, but those for London and the Towns have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of 1933.)
    Rate per 1,000 PopulationAnnual Death Rate per 1,000 PopulationRate per 1000 Live Births
    Live BirthsStill BirthsAll CausesTyphoid and Paratyphoid feversSmall-poxMeaslesScarlet FeverWhooping coughDiphtheriaInfluenzaViolenceDiarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total Deaths under 1 year
  • Page 8
    Area. The acreage, population, and number of persons per acre as enumerated at the Census of 1931 are set out in the table below.
    AcreagePersonsPersons per acre
    MalesFemales
  • Page 10
    The figures of Hornchurch residents' deaths which occurred in outside institutions was:—
  • Page 12
    Deaths in Certain Age-Groups During the Whole Year. In the following table the deaths are given in stated age-groups.
    AgeNo. of Deaths
  • Page 12
    REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S ABRIDGED LIST OF CAUSES. These figures are corrected for outward and inward transfers.
    Causes of DeathM.F.
  • Page 13
    Continued from previous page...
    Causes of deathM.F.
  • Page 13
    The figures for the last 4 years are subjoined.
    YearNo. of deaths under one yearRate
  • Page 14
    The following table shows the deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
    Under one week1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3—4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks —3 mos.3—6 months6—9 months9—12 monthsTotal
  • Page 15
    In the following table the infantile deaths are shown in the different wards; 32 occurred outside the District, most being in hospitals, and these have been allocated to the wards in which the parents resided.
    Number of deaths
    In DistrictOutside District
  • Page 15
    The ages at death in certain age-groups and the site of the disease are set out below.
    YearsM.F.
  • Page 20
    BRANCH SEWERS. The Surveyor has kindly supplied the following list of new sewers or extensions of existing sewers completed during the year :—
    Road12" Soil Feet9" Soil Feet9" Surface Water Feet
  • Page 20
    New Streets Made Up and Taken Over.
    StreetLength in feetStreetLength in feet
  • Page 26
    An excerpt from the report on each sample is given below.
    Grade of milkNumber of BacteriaPresence of B. ColiRemarks
  • Page 27
    Continued from previous page...
    Grade of milkNumber of BacteriaPresence of B. ColiRemarks
  • Page 28
    Summary of Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1934.
    DiseaseCases NotifiedAdmitted to HospitalTotal Deaths
  • Page 28
    The following table shows the number of notified cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria in stated age-groups:—
    YearsScarlet FeverDiphtheria
  • Page 29
    The following table shows the number of cases notified in each ward during each month of the year
    TotalCranhamEmerson ParkHarold. WoodNorth WestRatnhamThamesideTownUpminster
  • Page 30
    The following table shows the number of cases notified in each ward during each month of the year:-
    TotalCranhamEmerson ParkHarold WoodNorth WestRainhamThamesideTownUpminster
  • Page 32
    The notifications of cases of Tuberculosis included 34 males and 30 females suffering from Pulmonary and 11 males and 12 females suffering from Non-Pulmonary forms of the disease. The 37 deaths included those of 3 pulmonary cases and 1 meningitis which were not notified.
    Age periodsNew casesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 33
    Home Office Tables. 1. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    PremisesNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 33
    2. DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    ParticularsNumber of Defects
    FoundRemedied
  • Page 33
    3. HOMEWORK.
    Nature of workOutworkers' lists, section 107. Lists received from employers
  • Page 36
    Extracts from vital statistics of the quarter.
    MaleFemaleTotalRate
  • Page 36
    The following is the Registrar-General's abridged list of causes of death during the quarter:—
    Causes of DeathNumber
    M.F.
  • Page 37
    Continued from previous page...
    Causes of DeathM.F.
  • Page 37
    In the following table the deaths are classified into age-groups:—
    AgeNo. of Deaths
  • Page 39
    Prevalence of and Control over Infectious Disease.
    Cases NotifiedAdmitted to HospitalTotal Deaths
  • Page 39
    Analysis of cases in stated Age-groups.
    YearsScarlet FeverDiphtheria
  • Page 40
    On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901. 1. INSPECTION.
    PremisesInspectionsNo. of written noticesProsecutions