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11
Other Hospitals in London 19
Nursing Homes 3
Private houses 11
231
The percentage of deaths of Hornchurch residents occurring in
Hospitals or other public institutions was 48.8 per cent.
The crude death rate calculated on a population of 52,256 was 8.4
per thousand estimated population.
A comparison with previous years follows:—
1933 7.8 1929 9.9
1932 7.9 1928 8.4
1931 8.4 1927 9.4
1930 8.2 1926 10.6
Comparative mortality after allowing for differences in the population
constitution.
The Registrar-General has supplied a comparability factor by which
the crude death rate is to be multiplied in order to give a mortality
figure which is strictly comparable with those of other districts to which
the same treatment has been applied.
The adjusted mortality rate for Hornchurch in the year 1934 thus
obtained is 9.3.
Coroner's Inquest or Enquiry.
During the year 43 deaths (27 male and 16 female) which occurred
in the District were investigated by the Coroner. They included the
deaths of 8 persons belonging to other districts.
Of the total of 43 in 19 cases an inquest was held; the Coroner certified
the cause of death in 14 cases after autopsy; and in 10 other cases after
enquiry alone.
The classification into stated age-groups was as follows:—
Age-group Number Age-group Number
Under 1 year 3 45—54 years 4
1— 4 years 4 55—64 „ 5
5—14 3 65—74 „ 8
15—24 „ 1 75—84 3
25—34 „ 3 85—94 2
35—44 7
Causes of death certified in the 19 inquests:—
Coal gas poisoning 7
(5 suicide : 2 misadventure)
Injuries by motor vehicles 3
Other accidental injuries 2
Drowning 2
Crushing by railway train 1
(Suicide)
Heart Disease 3
Septic Tonsillitis, etc. 1
Causes of death certified in 14 cases after autopsy:—
Heart Disease 7
Tuberculosis 1
Miscellaneous diseases 6