Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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DEATH RATE.
There were 131 deaths registered—68 males and
63 females—the death rate being 7.8 per thousand.
This is considerably more than that of 1910, when it
was 5.8 per thousand. Of these 131 deaths 35 occurred
in the March quarter, 36 in the June quarter, 35 in the
September quarter, and 25 in the December quarter.
There were 35 deaths in the parish of St. Mary.
55 in Roxeth, and 41 in Greenhill.
The death rate for England and Wales was 14.6,
and for the 136 small towns 13.8.
DEATHS AT ALL AGES.
The distribution of the 131 deaths according to
age is as follows:—
Under 1 year 28) Under 5 year of age 32
Over 1 year and under 5 4
Over 5 and under 15 8
Over 15 and under 25 5 Over 5 years 99
Over 25 and under 65 39
Over 65 47
131 131
DEATHS OF HARROW PAUPERS IN HENDON
AND ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSES.
Eight Harrow paupers died in the Hendon and
St. Pancras Workhouses, 7 males and 1 female. The
causes of death and their ages are as follows:—
Epilepsy and Syncope, 12½ years; Phthisis, 25 years;
Cancer, 55 years and 42 years; Asthma, 67 years;
Old age, 73 years ; 74 years ; 77 years.
The average number of paupers belonging to the
district in the Hendon Workhouse during 1911 was 35.
DEATHS OF RESIDENTS OUTSIDE THE
DISTRICT.
Fifteen deaths of residents have occurred outside
the district during the year: they are as follows