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Hornsey 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following table gives the principal Ward statistics for 1911:—
| WARD. | Estimated population. | Birth.rate. | Death.rate. | Infantile mortality. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate | 11,855 | 13.8 | 9.3 | 73 |
| Muswell Hill | 11,453 | 14.8 | 7.5 | 47 |
| Crouch End | 6,009 | 12.6 | 8.8 | 105 |
| West Hornsey | 12,959 | 24.6 | 12.5 | 96 |
| East Hornsey | 11,132 | 22.2 | 11.3 | 125 |
| North Haringey | 9,610 | 2.3 | 8.8 | 43 |
| South Haringey | 5,799 | 15.1 | 8.1 | 34 |
| Stroud Green | 8,756 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 57 |
| Finsbury Park | 7,138 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 77 |
| The Borough | 84,711 | 17.4 | 9.5 | 78 |
Notifications of Infectious Disease.—The notifications
of the common Infectious Diseases usually notified to the Medical
Officer of Health (viz.:—Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Enteric Fever,
Puerperal Fever, Erysipelas, and Small Pox) numbered 361 in
1911, as against 319 in 1910 and 414 in 1909.
The yearly average number of notifications for the past 20
years (1891.1910) is 455. The notifications received this year are
therefore 42 more than in 1910; they are 53 fewer than in 1909,
and 94 fewer than the yearly average number for the past 20
years.
Though not quite so good as in 1910, the year under review
was a year of comparatively slight prevalence of infectious disease.
Reference to the mortality figures in the preceding pages shew
that, in spite of the slightly more numerous cases, the deaths were
much fewer than in 1910, so that the type of disease occurring was
mild.