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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Chicken Pox was made temporarily notifiable for three
months, and 38 cases were notified. There were also 56 cases of
Phthisis notified, which have already been referred to.
The notifications received during each quarter of the year were as follows:—
| Bill. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Small-Pox. | Chicken-Pox. | Phthisis. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st quarter | 33 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd quarter | 38 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 24 |
| 3rd quarter | 28 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 4th quarter | 80 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 179 | 133 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 38 | 56 |
The occurrence of the cases in the different Wards is shown below:—
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas | Small-Pox. | Chicken-Pox. | Phthisis. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate | 20 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 54 |
| Muswell Hill | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 52 |
| Crouch End | 16 | 10 | l | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 43 |
| West Hornsey | 53 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 105 |
| East Hornsey | 18 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 65 |
| North Haringey | 12 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 49 |
| South Haringey | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Stroud Green | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 38 |
| Finsbury Park | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 32 |
| Total | 179 | 133 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 38 | 56 | 455 |
The attack rate per 1,000 of the population for the chief of
these diseases during the last eight years was as follows:—