[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch].

  • Hornchurch (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1937]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    10 The fifteen deaths which were the subject of an Inquest are classified thus:— Deaths from Violence:— Suicide by coal gas poisoning 3 Suicide by prussic acid 1 Suicide by drowning 1 Suicide by decapitation by train 1 Accidental injuries by motor vehicles 4 Septicaemia following accidental injuries 1 Accidental injury to brain by heavy weight 1 Accidental drowning 2 Accidental immersion and heart failure 1 Causes of death certified after autopsy:— Heart Disease 12 Cerebral Hæmorrhage 2 Atelectasis 1 Pneumonia 1 Bronchitis and Emphysema 1 Carcinoma of oesophagus 1 Rupture of Aorta 1 Tuberculosis 2 Acute Septicæmia 1 Arterio-sclerosis 1 Jaundice 1 Causes of death certified by Coroner after inquiry:— Heart disease 4 Hydrocephalus 1 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 62 1 and under 2 5 2 „ „ 5 8 5 „ „ 15 13 15 „ „ 25 18 25„ „ 35 29 35 „ „ 45 46 45 „ „ 55 46 55 „ „ 65 70 65 years and upwards 214 Total 511