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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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The occurrence of the cases in the different Wards is shown below:—
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas | Puerperal Fever. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate | 24 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 43 |
| Muswell Hill | 49 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 81 |
| Crouch End | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| West Hornsey | 43 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 58 |
| East Hornsey | 26 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| North Haringey | 50 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 67 |
| South Haringey | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Stroud Green | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| Finsbury Park | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Total | 239 | 93 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 383 |
The attack rate per 1,000 of the population for the chief o:
these diseases during the last eight years was as follows:—
| 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 | 1903 | 1902 | 1901 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 2.3 | 3.13 | 4.73 | 3.06 | 2.33 | 2.58 | 3.45 | 6.81 |
| Diphtheria | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.19 | 0.79 | 1.31 | 1.82 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.50 | 0.47 |
| Erysipelas | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.43 | 0.53 |
| Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.47 | 0.13 |
Isolation Hospital.—Fewer patients were admitted to the
Isolation Hospital during 1908, viz., 494 as against 594 admitted
in 1907.
The following table gives particulars as to number of patients
in the Hospital during the last five years:—