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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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The notifications received during each quarter of the year were as follows:—
| 1911. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Ophth. Neon. | Tuberculosis. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis. | Other forms. | |||||||
| 1st quarter | 73 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| 2nd quarter | 90 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 10 |
| 3rd quarter | 89 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 |
| 4th quarter | 94 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 6 |
| Total | 346 | 101 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 101 | 33 |
The occurrence of the cases in the different Wards is shown below:—
| Scarlet Fever. | Diph-theria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysi pelas. | Ophth. Neon. | Tuberculosis. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis. | Other forms. | ||||||||
| Highgate | 38 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 92 |
| Muswell Hill | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 39 |
| Crouch End | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| West Hornsey | 82 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 140 |
| East Hornsey | 59 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 95 |
| North Haringey | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 82 |
| South Haringey | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| Stroud Green | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 60 |
| Finsbury Park | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 65 |
| Total | 346 | 101 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 101 | 33 | 626 |
The attack rate per 1,000 of the population for the chief of
these diseases during the last thirteen years was as follows:—