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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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The fifteen deaths which were the subject of an Inquest are classified
thus:—
Deaths from Violence:—
Suicide by coal gas poisoning 3
Suicide by prussic acid 1
Suicide by drowning 1
Suicide by decapitation by train 1
Accidental injuries by motor vehicles 4
Septicaemia following accidental injuries 1
Accidental injury to brain by heavy weight 1
Accidental drowning 2
Accidental immersion and heart failure 1
Causes of death certified after autopsy:—
Heart Disease 12
Cerebral Hæmorrhage 2
Atelectasis 1
Pneumonia 1
Bronchitis and Emphysema 1
Carcinoma of oesophagus 1
Rupture of Aorta 1
Tuberculosis 2
Acute Septicæmia 1
Arterio-sclerosis 1
Jaundice 1
Causes of death certified by Coroner after inquiry:—
Heart disease 4
Hydrocephalus 1
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 | 62 |
| 1 and under 2 | 5 |
| 2 „ „5 | 8 |
| 13 | |
| 15 „ „ 25 | 18 |
| 25„ „ 35 | 29 |
| 35 „ „ 45 | 46 |
| 45 „ „ 55 | 46 |
| 55 „ „ 65 | 70 |
| 65 years and upwards | 214 |
| Total | 511 |