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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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In the following table the infantile deaths are distributed amongst the various wards; when the death occurred outside the district it has been allocated to the ward in which the parents resided.
| Ward. | No. of deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In District. | Outside District. | |||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Cranham | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Emerson Park | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Wood | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| North West | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Rainham | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Thameside | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Town Ward | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Upminster | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Deaths from Malignant Disease.
There were 75 deaths from carcinoma and other forms of malignant
disease: the death rate being 1.1 per thousand population. The corresponding
rate for England and Wales was 1.6.
The ages at death in certain age-groups and the site of the disease are set out below.
| Years. | Male. | Female. |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1—14 | 0 | 0 |
| 15—34 | 2 | 1 |
| 35—44 | 1 | 6 |
| 45—54 | 6 | 3 |
| 55—64 | 12 | 6 |
| 65—74 | 12 | 10 |
| 75—84 | 3 | 11 |
| 85 and upwards | 1 | 0 |
| Part affected. | Number. | |
| Male. | Female. | |
| Alimentary tract, etc.: | ||
| Tongue | 2 | 0 |
| Oesophagus | 2 | 0 |
| Stomach | 5 | 7 |
| Ileum | 0 | 1 |
| Colon | 4 | 5 |
| Rectum | 2 | 4 |
| Gall bladder | 0 | 1 |
| Liver | 0 | 2 |
| Pancreas | 1 | 0 |