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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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TABLE III.
Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1905. Name of District:— HORNSEY.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in Whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||
| Highgate. | Muswell Hill. | Crouch End. | West Hornsey. | East Hornsey | North Haringey. | South Haringey. | Stroud Green. | Finsbury Park. | Highgate. | Muswell Hill. (H) | Crouch End. | West Hornsey. | East Hornsey | North Haringey | South Haringey. | Stroud Green. | Finsbury Park. | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 153 | 1 | 24 | 88 | 18 | 22 | — | 13 | 15 | 13 | 37 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| Membranous croup | 0 | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | - | — | — | - |
| Erysipelas | 39 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 261 | 4 | 62 | 147 | 32 | 16 | — | 36 | 27 | 14 | 86 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 75 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| Typhus fever | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Enteric fever | 20 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | — | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Relapsing fever | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Continued fever | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 477 | 5 | 91 | 239 | 61 | 78 | 3 | 59 | 43 | 31 | 138 | 66 | 28 | 47 | 45 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 109 | 47 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 6 |
The Isolation Hospital for the Borough is in Coppett's Road, Muswell Hill, N.