London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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Puerperal Deaths :—
(a) from Sepsis 0
(b) from other maternal causes 1
Deaths of Infants under one year of age 29
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) 17.6
Deaths from :—
Male. Female.
Cancer 97 83
Diabetes 2 2
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 0 0
Influenza 4 5
Pneumonia 16 15
Measles 1 0
Whooping Cough 0 0
Diphtheria 0 0
REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S ESTIMATE OF THE MID-YEAR
POPULATION SINCE EXTENSION OF THE URBAN
DISTRICT.
Year.
1934 55,798
1935 59,910
1936 64,447
1937 72,010
1938 76,000
1939 81,620
1940 81,050
1941 79,750
Year.
1942 83,870
1943 83,520
1944 81,840
1945 84,430
1946 95,460
1947 99,660
1948 101,000
1949 102,300