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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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| 1905 | 1904. | 1903. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients in Hospital January 1st | 53 | .24 | 43 | |
| „ admitted during the year | 419 | 341 | 253 | |
| 472 | 365 | 296 | ||
| ,, discharged during the year | 388 | 305 | 263 | |
| ,, dying during the year | 10 | 7 | 9 | |
| 398 | 312 | 272 | ||
| ,, remaining in Hospital December | 31st | 74 | 53 | 24 |
Of the 53 patients in Hospital on January 1st, 1905,
41 were cases of Scarlet Fever, and
12 „ Diphtheria.
Of the 419 cases admitted during 1905,
277 were cases of Scarlet Fever,
127 „ Diphtheria, and
15 „ Enteric Fever.
Of the 74 patients remaining in Hospital on December 31st,
1905,
55 were cases of Scarlet Fever,
16 „ Diphtheria, and
3 „ Enteric Fever.
The cost of maintenance of Patients and Resident Staff at the
Hospital for 1905 was 6s. 8½d. per head per week, as against 7s.
7d. in 1904 and 8s. 7£d. in"l903.
The following table gives the number of cases of each disease
admitted during each month of the year, and the districts from
which the cases were admitted : —