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The cost of maintenance (provisions) per inmate (patients an<
resident staff) per head per week was as follows : —
in 1911 6s. 9¾d. per head per week
1910 6s. 0½d. „ „
1909 5s. 8¼d. „ ,,
1908 5s. 11¾d.
1907 6s. 5d.
1906 6s. 2½d. ,, ,,
1905 6s 8½d. ,, ,,
1904 7s. 7d. ,, ,,
1903 8s. 7¼d.
Scarlet Fever.—The number of cases notified in Hornsey
during 1911 was 179, and of these 113 (equal to 63 per cent. of
the cases notified) were admitted to the Isolation Hospital.
There were also 103 cases of Scarlet Fever admitted from
Finchley and 56 from Wood Green.
There was no death in the Hospital from Scarlet Fever during
the year.
Diphtheria.—There were 133 cases of Diphtheria notified
in the Borough during the year, and of these 99 cases (equal to
74 per cent. of those notified) were admitted to the Isolation
Hospital.
There were also 35 cases of Diphtheria admitted from Finchley
and 60 from Wood Green.
There were 11 deaths in the Hospital during the year from
Diphtheria, giving a case mortality of 5'6 per cent. of the cases
of Diphtheria under treatment.
Enteric Fever.—There were six cases of this disease notified
in the Borough during the year, and all were admitted to the
Borough Hospital.
There was one case of Enteric Fever admitted from Finchley,
and two from Wood Green.
There was one death in the Hospital during the year from
Enteric Fever, giving a case mortality of 11 per cent. of the cases
of Enteric Fever under treatment.
Municipal Laboratory.—During the year 1,635 specimens
were examined from patients who were, or were suspected to be,
suffering from Diphtheria. Of these 1,252 were specimens taken