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Hornsey 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE G.-NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 1911-1938.
| Year. | Population. Estimated | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria or Croup. | Typhoid Fever. | Para Typhoid. | § Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | Erysipelas. | Cerebro Spinal Meningitis. | Polio-Myelitis. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Pemphigus Neonatorum. | Malaria. | Dysentery. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Polio Encephalitis. | Pneumonia. | Small-pox. | Measles. | German Measles. | Total | Attack rate per 1,000 population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 8 4,592 | 179 | 133 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 361 | 4.2 |
| 1912 | (Census) 84,840 | 138 | 88 | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | 39 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 279 | 3 .2 |
| 1913 | 86,122 | 206 | 115 | 10 | ... | 2 | ... | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 359 | 4.2 |
| 1914 | 85,456 | 346 | 101 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 24 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 492 | 5.7 |
| 1916 | 85,800 | 182 | 105 | 18 | ... | 5 | ... | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 358 | 4.1 | ||
| 1916 | 86,147 | 103 | 77 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 32 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 207 | 281 | 726 | 2.7 * |
| 1917 | 86,450 | 132 | 66 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 28 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.227 | 881 | 2,344 | 2.7 * |
| 1918 | 86,942 | 89 | 67 | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 796 | 119 | 1,110 | 2.3 * |
| 1919 | 87,100 | 203 | 87 | 6 | ... | 4 | ... | 42 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | 21 | 2 | 5 | ... | 112 | ... | 224 | 285 | 1,001 | 5.7 * |
| 1920 | 87,410 | 245 | 149 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 27 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ... | 10 | 2 | 4 | ... | 98 | ... | not now n | otifiable | 555 | 6.3 |
| 1921 | 87,691 (Census) | 591 | 189 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 36 | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 42 | ... | 878 | 10.1 | ||
| 1922 | 88,007 | 286 | 123 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 24 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 104 | ... | 552 | 6.2 | ||
| 1923 | 88,325 | 126 | 133 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 75 | ... | 373 | 4.2 | ||
| 1924 | 88,661 | 215 | 40 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 26 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 61 | ... | 359 | 4.0 | ||
| 1925 | 89,064 | 126 | 53 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | 60 | ... | 293 | 3.3 | ||
| 1926 | 89,850 | 140 | 116 | 4 | ... | 4 | 6 | 22 | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 56 | ... | 364 | 4.0 | ||
| 1927 | 90,000 | 179 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 89 | ... | 427 | 4.7 | ||
| 1928 | 90,250 | 328 | 104 | 4 | ... | 3 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 94 | ... | 593 | 6.5 | ||
| 1929 | 90,500 | 249 | 129 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 163 | ... | 599 | 6.6 | ||
| 1930 | 88,450 R.-Gen.'s Estimate) | 346 | 115 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61 | 3 | 592 | 6.6 | ||
| 1931 | 95,524 (Census) | 247 | 116 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 32 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 86 | ... | 505 | 5.3 | |||
| 1932 | 96,990 (R. Gen.'s Estimate) | 123 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 52 | 5 | 308 | 3.2 | ||
| 1933 | 96,070 | 241 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 46 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 57 | ... | 416 | 4.3 | ||
| 1934 | 95,306 | 283 | 64 | ... | 4 | 14 | 36 | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 41 | ... | 456 | 4.7 | |||
| 1935 | 95,330 | 245 | 83 | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 44 | ... | 420 | 4.4 | ||
| 1936 | 96,160 | 158 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 58 | ... | 341 | 3.5 | ||
| 1947 | 96,520 | 137 | 105 | 1 | 1 | §3 | 10 | 44 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 80 | ... | 398 | 4.1 | ||
| 1938 | 96,680 | 142 | 116 | 2 | I | ... | 26 | 48 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 50 | ... | 397 | 4.1 |
* Excluding Measles and German Measles. § Puerperal Fever became notifiable under the heading "Puerperal Pyrexia " from 1st Oct., 1937.