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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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which may have occurred subsequently among those who met with serious accidents.
| Period under review—one year. | |
| Number of persons killed in the street | 19 |
| Number of serious accidents | 129 |
| Number of slight accidents | 307 |
The fatal accidents occurred in the following roads:—Dagenham
Road, 2; Hornchurch Road, 5; Hillcrest Road, 1; New Road,
Rainham and Wennington, 5; Park Lane, 1; Rainham Road, 1;
Rush Green Road, 1; South End Road, 2; Squirrels Heath Road, 1.
The roads on which most accidents occurred were:—
| New Road, Rainham | 117 |
| Hornchurch Road | 46 |
| High Street | 23 |
| South End Road | 22 |
| Rainham Road | 19 |
In addition to the above, the following is a statement of the accidents which have been reported to have occurred during the same period on that portion of the Arterial Road (A.127) which is in this District:—
| Number of persons killed on the road | 5 |
| Number of serious accidents | 53 |
| Number of slight accidents | 100 |
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 | 71 |
| 1 and under 2 | 8 |
| 2 „ „ 5 | 11 |
| 5 „ „ 15 | 14 |
| 15 „ „ 25 | 23 |
| 25 „ ,, 35 | 38 |
| 35 ,, ,, 45 | 46 |
| 45 „ „ 55 | 58 |
| 55 „ „ 65 | 91 |
| 65 years and upwards | 260 |
| 620 |