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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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INCIDENCE OF THE COMMON INFECTIOUS DISEASES ATTACK RATE PER
1,000 OF THE POPULATION.
| Disease. | 1914 | 1913 | 1912 | 1911 | 1910 | 1909 | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 | 1903 | 1902 | 1901 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 3.85 | 2.33 | 1.61 | 2.11 | 2.06 | 2.66 | 2.90 | 3.45 | 5.13 | 3.29 | 2.50 | 2.68 | 3.52 | 6.87 |
| Diphtheria | 1.12 | 1.30 | 1.02 | 1.57 | 1.25 | 1.81 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.96 | 1.93 | 1.28 | 0.82 | 1.33 | 1.83 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.51 | 0.48 |
| Erysipelas | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.15 | 0.47 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.54 |
| Small Pox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.47 | 0.13 |