Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The cases notified during each quarter of the year were as follows:-
1909. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas | Puerperal Fever. | Smallpox. | Phthisis. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
During 1st quarter | 51 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2nd quarter | 48 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3rd quarter | 57 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
4th quarter | 65 | 59 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 221 | 151 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
Table shewing the cases of infectious disease notified during 1909 and the 19 preceding years: —
Disease. | 1909 | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 | 1903 | 1902 | 1901 | 1900 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 221 | 239 | 283 | 411 | 261 | 197 | 203 | 261 | 501 | 186 |
Diphtheria | 151 | 93 | 98 | 157 | 153 | 101 | 62 | 99 | 134 | 107 |
Enteric Fever | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 35 | 32 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Erysipelas | S7 | 39 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 25 | 33 | 40 | 45 |
Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 0 |
Cerebro Spinal | ||||||||||
Meningitis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phthisis | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cholera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 430 | 383 | 432 | 631 | 477 | 359 | 309 | 466 | 725 | 372 |
Disease. | 1899 | 1898 | 1897 | 1896 | 1895 | 1894 | 1893 | 1892 | 1891 | 1890 |
Scarlet Fever | 849 | 168 | 264 | 530 | 420 | 189 | 366 | 234 | 143 | 139 |
Diphtheria | 101 | 99 | 87 | 96 | 93 | 117 | 139 | 43 | 64 | 50 |
Enteric Fever | 22 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 46 | 40 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 32 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Erysipelas | 42 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 70 | 32 | 25 | 17 |
Small Pox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Cerebro Spinal | ||||||||||
Meningitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phthisis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cholera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 517 | 349 | 423 | 709 | 613 | 406 | 618 | 340 | 248 | 239 |
In spite of the greater prevalence of Diphtheria, and of the
addition of cases of Phthisis to the list, the total number of cases
of infectious disease notified is well below the average of the past
14 years.
Diphtheria was chiefly prevalent during the last quarter of
the year. The cases were for the most part of a mild type, and