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Hornsey 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following table gives the number of infantile deaths and the mortality for each Ward of the Borough:—
| Number of deaths under 1 year. | Infantile Mortality, i.e., deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births | |
|---|---|---|
| Highgate | 4 | 25 |
| Muswell Hill | 12 | 77 |
| Crouch End | 5 | 58 |
| West Hornsey East Hornsey | 25 9 | 76 34 |
| North Haringey | 11 | 58 |
| South Haringey | 6 | 89 |
| Stroud Green | 1 | 11 |
| Finsbury Park | 8 | 83 |
| The Borough | 81 | 56 |
The number of deaths of infants under one year of age occurring
week by week are shewn in the following table, deaths
occurring outside the Borough having been allocated to the Ward
in which the parents resided.
The number of deaths in the first 3 quarters of the year is
almost the same, 22, 21, 22, and then there is a drop to 16 in the
last quarter. Often the number of deaths of infants rises rapidly
in the 3rd quarter, owing to epidemics of summer diarrhoea. In
the hot summer of 1911 there w£re 36 deaths due to this cause. In
1912 only 16 deaths were due to diarrhoea, and in 1913 this number
fell to 14. The comparative absence of summer diarrhoea is chiefly
responsible for the low infantile mortality of 1913.
The accompanying chart shews the Infantile Mortality (deaths
under 1 year per 1,000 births) in Hornsey for the past 20 years,
1894-1913:—