London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Laryngitis 3, Innuenza 8, Laryngear Stridmous 1, Mumps 1, imestation 1, Dissemmated scierosis 1, intestman toxæma 1, Suppurating adenitis 1, Menorrhagia 1, Limbar strain 1, Gastro-intestinal upset 2, Sprain of ankle 1, Tonsillitis 3, Gonorrhœa 1, Scabies 1, Skin
| 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. | Whooping Cough. | German Measles. | total | Attack rate per 1,000 population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 84,840 | 138 | 88 | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | 39 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 279 | 3.2 | |
| 1913 | 86,122 | 206 | 116 | 10 | ... | 2 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 359 | 4.2 | ||
| 1914 | 86,456 | 346 | 101 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 24 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 492 | 5.7 | |||
| 1916 | 86,800 | 182 | 105 | 18 | ... | 6 | ... | 36 | 9 | 3 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 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 | 555 | 6.3 | ||
| 1921 | 87,691 (Census) | 591 | 189 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 36 | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 42 | ... | now noti fiable | 878 | 10.1 | ||
| 1923 | 88,007 | 286 | 113 | 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 | 216 | 40 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 26 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 61 | ... | 359 | 4 0 | |||
| 1926 | 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 | 40 | |||
| 1927 | 90,000 | 179 | 92 | 6 | ... | 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 | ... | 693 | 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.-Oen.'s Estimate | 346 | 115 | 6 | 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 | 63 | 1 | ... | 4 | 14 | 36 | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 41 | ... | 456 | 4.7 | ||||
| 1936 | 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 | |||
| 1937 | 96,520 | 137 | 105 | 1 | 1 | §3 | 10 | 44 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 80 | ... | 398 | 4.1 | |||
| 1938 | 96,680 | 142 | 116 | ... | 1 | ... | 26 | 48 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 50 | ... | 397 | 4.1 | |||
| 1939 | 90,780 | 162 | 62 | 1 | ... | ... | 15 | 30 | 5 | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 64 | ... | 5 | 3 | 856 | 3.8 | |
| 1940 | 77,130 | 59 | 63 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 26 | 17 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 63 | ... | 77 | 30 | 353 | 4.5 |
* Excluding Measles and German Measles. § Puerperal Fever became notifiable under the heading "Puerperal Pyrexia" from 1st Oct.,1937