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Hornsey 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The total number of deaths from the principal zymotic diseases
was 46 in 1908, as compared with 44 in 1907, and with a yearly
average of 51 for the ten years preceding 1908.
The death-rate calculated per thousand of the population from these diseases is the Zymotic death-rate, and is shown below in Hornsey and in England and Wales for a number of years:—
| Horusey. | Zymotic death rate England aud Wales | 76 Great Towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 0.50 | 1.29 | 1.59 |
| 1907 | 0.48 | 1.26 | 1.54 |
| 1906 | 0.87 | 1.73 | 2.24 |
| 1905 | 0.44 | 1.94 | |
| 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 |
It will be seen that the death-rate this year is an extremely
low one, both as regards previous years' rate in Hornsey, and also
when compared with that of the country generally.