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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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In the following table the deaths are given in stated age-groups
| Age. | No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 50 |
| 1 and under 2 | 2 |
| 2 „ „ 5 | 10 |
| 5 „ „ 15 | 20 |
| 15 ,, ,, 25 | 17 |
| 25 ,, ,, 35 | 40 |
| 35 „ „ 45 | 52 |
| 45 „ „ 55 | 55 |
| 55 ,, ,, 65 | 66 |
| 65 years and upwards | 195 |
| Total | 507 |
SENILE DEATHS.
The deaths among persons aged 65 years and upwards have been further sub-divided into five-year periods as follows:—
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | 23 | 20 |
| 70 | 20 | 27 |
| 75 | 26 | 21 |
| 80 | 9 | 27 |
| 85 | 5 | 10 |
| 90 | 0 | 6 |
| 95 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | 111 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
In a table supplied by the Registrar-General, 2 deaths are
classed as due to puerperal sepsis and 3 deaths to other puerperal
causes.
The maternal mortality rate, i.e., the deaths from all puerperal
causes, per 1,000 total (live and still) births is 4.67.
The corresponding rate in the year 1934 was 6.3; in 1933 it
was 1.3; and in 1932 it was 4.7.
The maternal mortality rate for England and Wales was 3.93
for the year 1935.