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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 1908

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

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Table: The following table shows the general and corrected death-rates in Hornsey for past years:—

The following table shows the general and corrected death-

rates in Hornsey for past years:—

1 Gross death rate.2 Net death rate (Corrected for Residents and Non-Residents).3 Death rate corrected for age and sex distribution.
188211.90
188312.70
188413.34
188512.66
188611.82
188711.57
188810.18
18899.45
189011.20
1891 (Census taken)11.11
189210.78
189310.90
18949.42
189510.15
18968.88
18978.54
18988.94
189910.08
19008.77
1901(Census taken)8.12
19028.20
19037.51
19047.81
19057.128.169.30
19067.738.8510.08
19077.038.499.67
19087.208.289.43

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The principal causes of death were as follows:—
Bronchitis and Pneumonia 89
Cancer 84
Heart Disease 83
Old Age 69
Phthisis 53
Apoplexy 39
Epidemic Influenza 26
Bright's Disease 22