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Hornsey 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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By proper care and training sufferers from consumption can
be taught to so conduct themselves as to avoid the danger of infecting
their fellow workers, or members of the family or others
brought in frequent association with them.
The adoption of such measures also promotes the ultimate recovery
of the patient, as constant self re-infection is prevented.
One of the great benefits to be expected of the proposed Sanatorium
for Middlesex is the education of patients, so that on their
discharge they will not be a source of danger to those around
them.
There is a considerable reduction in the number of deaths
from Cancer (49) as compared with the previous year (62).
The following table shows the Wards in which deaths from Cancer have occurred during the last 5 years:—
| Year. | Highgate. | Muswell Hill. | Crouch End. | West Hornsey. | East Hornsey. | North Harinjjey. | South Haringey. | Stroud Green. | Finsbury Park. | Total. | Death rate per 1000 .from Cancer. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 581 |
| 1903 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 112 | 790 | ||
| 1902 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 674 | ||
| 1901 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 653 | |
| 1900 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 581 | |
Although much patient work has been done to investigate the
cause of cancer, we possess very little information, and are able to
do practically nothing in the way of prevention.
In a number of cases we have disinfected bedding and clothing
at houses where a death from cancer has occurred.
The Zymotic death-rate is the total number of deaths, per
1,000 persons living, from the 7 principal zymotic diseases, viz.:—
Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Enteric Fever,
Whooping Cough and Diarrhoea.
The following table gives the number of deaths from these
causes during 1904 and the 10 preceding years:—