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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following table gives in detail the cases of Infectious Disease as notified for each quarter of the year, and a comparison with other years—
| Scarlet Fever. | Typhoid Fever. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Small Pox. | Continued Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Membranous Croup. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | '97 | '96 | '98 | '97 | '96 | '98 | '97 | '96 | '98 | '97 | '96 | '98 | '97 | '96 | '98 | '97 | '96 | '98 | '97 | '96 | '98 | '97 | '96 | |
| During 1st quarter | 29 | 95 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| During 2nd quarter | 37 | 54 | 139 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| During 3rd quarter | 43 | 48 | 214 | 9??? | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 83 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| During 4th quarter | 59 | 67 | 137 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 168 | 264 | 530 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 99 | 87 | 95 | 51 | 39 | 39 | — | — | 4 | — | - | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
No case of Cholera or Small Pox has been reported during the year, and the District has also been
free from Continued and Puerperal Fever.