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Hornsey 1908

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

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Notifications of Infectious Disease.—There were 383
cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year. If increase of
population is taken into account this is one of the best records.
Both Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever have been less prevalent than
usual. There have also been very few cases of Enteric Fever in
the Borough during the year. The only increase in cases notified
over last year is in the case of Erysipelas. Reference to the
table printed below will show the cases of infectious disease notified
in the Borough for several years.

Table: The cases notified during each quarter of the year were as follows:—

The cases notified during each quarter of the year were as follows:—

1908.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaEnteric Fever.ErysipelasPuerperal Fever.SmalolPox.
During 1st quarter712421110
2nd quarter59282610
3rd quarter52203610
4th quarter572121600
Total2399393930

Table: Table showing the cases of infectious disease notified during 1908 and the 13 preceding years:—

Table showing the cases of infectious disease notified during 1908 and the 13 preceding years:—

Disease.19081908190619051904190319021901190018991898189718961895
Scarlet Fever239283411261197203261501186349168264530420
Diphtheria9398157153101629913410710199879693
Enteric Fever911252016153835322231313548
Puerperal Fever35135205210254
Erysipelas393437394o253340454251393945
Small Pox0001023510020045
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis01000000000000
Total383432631477359309466725372517349423709615