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Hornchurch 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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The following table shows the causes of death :—
Age Cause
24 years 1. (a) Pulmonary embolism, (b) puerperal sapræmia,
2. Obstructed labour.
33 years 1. (a) Heart failure, (b) paralytic ileus, (c) Caesarian
section.
34 years 1. (a) Obstetrical shock, (b) post partum hæmorrhage.
36 years 1. (a) Pelvic cellulitis, (b) abortion, (c) acute
dicitis.
37 years 1. (a) Pneumonia, (b) ectopic gestation.
Three deaths occurred in hospitals and one in a nursing home.
INFANTILE DEATHS.
During the year 1935 there were 24 male and 26 female deaths
of children under one year of age.
The infant mortality or rate per 1,000 births was 48; for England and Wales it was 57.
| Year | No. of deaths under one year | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 53 | 57.4 | |
| 1933 | 37 | 51.8 | |
| 1932 | 33 | 53.9 | |
| 1931 | 37 | 62.5 | |
| 1930 | 33 | 72.7 |
NEONATAL MORTALITY.
This term is applied to the deaths of children under one month.
There were 31 of such deaths yielding a rate of 30.3 per 1.000 births
for the year.
Prematurity was responsible for 20 of the total.
Of the 19 infantile deaths over 1 month, 6 were due to pneumonia
and 4 to debility.
The two deaths from inattention at birth were the subjects of
inquests on newly-born babies whose bodies were found in the
District and whose antecedents could not be traced.
It is quite probable that they belonged to other districts.
The following table shows the deaths from stated causes at
various ages under one year.