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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
Hornsey 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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| 1904 | 1903 | 1902 | 1901 | 1900 | 1899 | 1898 | 1897 | 1896 | 1895 | 1894 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MeaBles | 18 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | I | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 23 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 17 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 22 |
| Diarrhoea | 24 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Totals | 69 | 48 | 35 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 52 | 64 | 58 | 60 | 58 |
The Zymotic death-rates in Hornsey and in England and Wales for the past years are as follows:—
| Zymotic death rate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hornsey. | England and Wales. | |
| 1904 | 0.81 | 1.94 |
| 1903 | 0.61 | 1.46 |
| 1902 | 0.44 | 1.64 |
| 1901 | 0.54 | 2.05 |
| 1900 | 0.66 | 2.00 |
| 1899 | 0.89 | 2.21 |
| 1898 | 0.74 | 2.22 |
| 1897 | 0.98 | 2.15 |
| 1896 | 0.93 | 2.18 |
| 1895 | 1.11 | 2.14 |
| 1894 | 1.12 | 2.25 |
| 1893 | 0.96 | 3.16 |
| 1892 | 0.94 | 2.76 |
| 1891 | 0.70 | |
| 1890 | 1.15 | |
| 1889 | 0.60 | |
| 1888 | 1.05 | |
| 1887 | 0.88 | |
| 1886 | 1.42 | |
| 1885 | 1.80 | |
| 1884 | 1.91 | |
| 1883 | 1.05 | |
| 1882 | 1.77 | |
The increase in the zymotic death-rate for the year 1904 as
compared with the years immediately preceding it is almost entirely
due to the absence of the summer outbreak of Diarrhoea in
those years.