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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Brighton 13.2
Exeter 13.2
York 13.2
Smethwick 13.1
Aberdare 13.1
Newport (Mon.) 13.0
Bath 12.7
Derby 12.7
Portsmouth 12.4
Cambridge 12.3
Lincoln 12.2
Wallasey 12.1
Oxford 11.9
Reading ll.7
Gilingham 11.6
Coventry 11.6
Swindon 11.4
Tottenham 11.2
Devonport 10.9
Croydon 10.8
Acton 10.7
Edmonton 10.4
Willesden 10.3
Walthamstow 10.3
Bournemouth 10.1
Wimbledon 10.0
East Ham 10.0
Leyton 10.0
Enfield 9.7
Southend-on-Sea 9.5
Ealing 9.4
Eastbourne 8.6
Ilford 7.7
1913 1914
The death-rate in Hornsey during the first quarter was 10.5 10.2
„ „ „ second „ 9.3 9.3
„ „ „ third „ 7.9 7.8
„ „ „ fourth „ 9.4 7.6
The following table gives the deaths which have been registered in each Ward during the four quarters of the year, with the corresponding death-rates:—
| Ward. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death-rate. | Deaths. | Death-rate. | Deaths. | Death- rate. | Deaths. | Death-rate. | |||
| Highgate | 28 | 8.5 | 25 | 7.6 | 22 | 6.7 | 23 | 6.9 | 98 | 7.4 |
| Muswell Hill | 26 | 8.5 | 21 | 6.8 | 21 | 6.8 | 17 | 5.5 | 85 | 7.0 |
| Crouch End | 14 | 8.3 | 17 | 10.1 | 7 | 4.1 | 8 | 4.7 | 46 | 5.3 |
| West Hornsey | 31 | 8.8 | 34 | 9.6 | 30 | 8.5 | 29 | 8.2 | 124 | 8.8 |
| East Hornsey | 37 | 12.5 | 36 | 12.2 | 32 | 10.8 | 22 | 7.4 | 127 | 10.8 |
| North Haringey | 32 | 12.9 | 25 | 10.1 | 21 | 8.4 | 28 | 11.3 | 106 | 10.7 |
| South Haringey | 19 | 12.6 | 17 | 11.3 | 18 | 12.0 | 10 | 6.6 | 64 | 10.6 |
| Stroud Green | 21 | 9.5 | 21 | 9.5 | 16 | 9.1 | 17 | 7.7 | 75 | 8.5 |
| Finsbury Park | 23 | 12.2 | 15 | 7.9 | 10 | 5.3 | 18 | 9.5 | 66 | 8.7 |
| The Borough | 231 | 10.2 | 211 | 9.3 | 177 | 7.8 | 172 | 7.6 | 791 | 8.8 |