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Harrow 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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CAUSES OF DEATH (Civilians only):—
| All causes | Males 92 | Female 82 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ||
| Measles | 1 | ||
| Diptheria and Croup | 4 | 3 | |
| Influenza | 3 | i | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 9 | 5 | |
| Tuberculous meningitis | 1. | ||
| Other tuberculous diseases | |||
| Cancer | 18 | 13 | |
| Rheumatic fever | 1 | ||
| Meningitis | 1 | ||
| Organic heart disease | 4 | 11 | |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia—all forms | 6 | 3 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 1 | |
| Appendicitis | 1 | ||
| Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | ||
| Nephritis | 2 | 3 | |
| Congenital debility | 5 | 4 | |
| Violence apart from | |||
| suicide | 5 | 2 | |
| Other defined causes | 26 | ||
INFANTILE DEATH RATE.
Of the 346 children born, 18 died under 1 year of age.
The Infantile Mortality Rate is therefore 52 per thousand
children born. In 1919 it was 61'3.
The Infantile Death Rate for England and Wales for
1920 was 80, and for the 148 smaller towns 80.
GENERAL CHARACTERS OF HARROW.
Harrow is about 10 miles from London, in the Diocese
of the Metropolis, in the Hendon Union, in the Watford County
Court District and in the Gore Petty-Sessional Division of the
County of Middlesex. The hill, which is 400ft. high, is capped
-with Bagshot sand and lies on the London clay. The physical
features resemble those of the neighbouring heights of
Hampstead and Highgate.
The London clay, a water-tight stratum, attains a depth
of a hundred feet or more : immediately underneath are situated
the Reading beds averaging in thickness forty to fifty feet.