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Hornchurch 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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Infantile Deaths.
During the year 1937, there were 42 male and 29 female deaths
of children under one year of age.
The infant mortality rate per 1,000 births was 51; for England
and Wales it was 58.
The figures for the last 7 years are subjoined.
| Year. | Number of deaths under one year. | Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 62 | 47.0 |
| 1935 | 50 | 48.0 |
| 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 37 of such deaths yielding a rate of 26.9 per 1,000 births
for the year.
Prematurity was the cause of death in 18 cases and Congenital
Malformation in 10 cases.
Pneumonia was the cause of death in 8 of the 34 children who
were more than one month old.
The following table shows the deaths from stated causes at
various ages under one year of age:—