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Hornsey 1914

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

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Table: The following table shews the deaths from Phthisis and from all forms of Tuberculosis in each of the Wards of the Borough:—

The following table shews the deaths from Phthisis and from all forms of Tuberculosis in each of the Wards of the Borough:—

WARD.Deaths from Phthisis.Death-rate per 1,000 persons livingDeaths from all formsof Tuberculosis.Death-rate per 1,000 persons living.
Highgate80.60990.685
Muswell Hill30.24930.249
Crouch End10.14710.147
West Hornsey100.711151.067
East Hornsey60.51090.765
North Haringey30.30330.303
South Haringey81.33581.335
Stroud Green20.22830.342
Finsbury Park30.26630.266
The Borough440.489540.601

Table: The following table shews the ages at death from Phthisis and from other forms of Tuberculosis:—

The following table shews the ages at death from Phthisis and from other forms of Tuberculosis:—

Under 1 year1-2 years.2-5 years.AGES.25-45 years.45-65 years.65 years &• over.
5-15 years.15-25 years.
Number of deaths from Phthisis—1——72313—
Other forms of Tuberculosis412—111—
All forms of Tuberculosis422—82414—

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This shews again that the principal incidence of Phthisis is
in the middle years of life, and that other forms of Tuberculosis
are chiefly fatal in early life.
At the middle years of life, viz:—15-45 years of age, out of
a total of 121 deaths registered for the Borough, 30, or nearly
one-fourth, were due to Phthisis alone.
The accompanying chart shews the Annual Death-rate from
Phthisis in Hornsey for the past 19 years, 1896-1914:—