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Hornsey 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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It is only for these nine years that the comparison can be
made, as for the years before 1905 the figures referring to deaths
of Hornsey people outside the Borough cannot be obtained.
The nett death-rate for 1913 is 0'48 lower than that of 1912.
During the last 9 years the death-rate lias been very steady
and has kept at a very low figure.

Table: The following table gives the death-rates for the "large towns " of England and Wales:—

The following table gives the death-rates for the "large towns " of England and Wales:—

England and Wales137
96 Great Towns143
Hornsey9.3Newcast,le-on-Tyne15.0
St. Helens18.8Bradford14.9
Stoke-on-Trent18.6Hull14.8
Wigan18.3Carlisle14.8
Stockton-on-Tees18.1Birmingham14.7
Liverpool18.0West Ham14.5
Sunderland17.8Blackpool14.5
Middlesbrough17.6Barrow-in-Furness14.5
West Bromwich17.6Great Yarmouth14.4
South Shields17.5Birkenhead14.4
Bootle17.1Huddersfield14.4
Preston17.0Gateshead14.4
Walsall16.8Swansea14.3
Dudley16.8Loudon14.2
Oldham16.8Nottingham14.1
Dewsbury16.8Rhondda14.0
Burnley16.5Norwich13.9
Aberdare16.3Darlington13.8
West Hartlepool16.1Brighton13.6
Barnsley15.9Ipswich13.6
Salford15.8Gloucester13.5
Bolton15.7Wakefield13.5
Sheffield15.7Cardiff13.4
Plymouth15.6Smethwick13.3
Wolverhampton15.6Leicester13.3
Manchester15.6Merthyr Tydfil13.3
Blackburn15.6Bath13.1
Warrington15.5Grimsby13.0
Stockport15.4Hastings12.8
Halifax15.4Southampton12.7
Leeds15.4Bristol12.7
Tynemouth15.3Newport (Mon.)12.7
Bury15.1Northampton12.6
Rochdale15.0South port12.6
Rotherham15.0Oxford12.5