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Hornsey 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: The following table gives the number of cases of Diphtheria notified in Hornsey and the cases admitted to Hospital and the mortality for each year since the Hospital was opened:—

The following table gives the number of cases of Diphtheria notified in Hornsey and the cases admitted to Hospital and the mortality for each year since the Hospital was opened:—

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Number of cases of Diphtheria notified in Hornsey.506343138117899587991011071349962101
Death rate per 1,000 of the population.....0.430.370.200.250.170.050.190.100.110.100.08
Number of cases of Diphtheria admitted to the Isolation Hospital312021529824154537*45*30*50*71*92*
Mortality per cent. of cases treated in the Hospital0015%50%20%24%25%4%20%13%13%11%16%14%11%4%

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* Cases admitted to Hospital from districts outside the Borough are included in these figures.
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