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Hornsey 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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principal Zymotic diseases. Twelve occurred in the first, 8 in the
second, 80 in the third, and 7 in the fourth quarter. This death-rate
compares with 0.98 for 1897, 0.93 for 1896, and 1.11 for 1895. and
112 for 1894.
The following table shows the Deaths in the District from the eight principal Zymotic diseases for the last seven years:—
| 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — |
| Diphtheria | 11 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 11 |
| Fever | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 8 |
| Diarrhœa | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 15 |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 44 | 47 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 64 | 52 |
No mortality from Small-pox or Cholera has occurred in the
District for the last nine years.
Measles has proved twice as fatal when compared with the
previous year, 14 deaths having been attributed to it. It will be
noted that 8 of the deaths occurred in the first quarter of the year,
the disease at that time was prevalent in the District to a considerable
extent, and 4 deaths had occurred from it in the last
quarter of 1897. In the second quarter there was only one death
from it. Then again it became more fatal, causing 5 deaths in the
third, and finally, during the fourth quarter the cases became more
mild in character and caused no mortality.