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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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CASES OF DIPHTHERIA ADMITTED TO THE ISOLATION HOSPITAL AND CASE MORTALITY.
| 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 189 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1903 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases of Diphtheria notified in Horn sey | 117 | 89 | 95 | 87 | 99 | 101 | 107 | 134 | 99 | 62 | 101 | 153 | 157 | 98 | 93 | 151 | 105 | 133 |
| Death rate per 1,000 of the population from Diphtheria | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.ll | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Number of cases of Diphtheria admitted to the Iso lation Hospital | 29 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 45 | 37* | 45* | 30* | 50* | 7???* | 92* | 127* | 157* | 159* | 113* | 201* | 215* | 204* |
| Mortality per cent, of cases treated in the Hospital | 24% | 25% | 4% | 20% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 5% |
* Cases admitted to Hospital from districts outside the Borough are included in these figures.