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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 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Compulsory Notification of Infectious Disease.
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. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | '95 | '94 | '96 | '95 | '94 | '96 | '95 | '94 | '96 | '95 | '94 | '96 | '95 | '94 | '96 | '95 | '94 | '96 | '95 | '94 | '96 | '95 | '94 | |
| During 1st quarter | 40 | 295 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | ... |
| During 2nd quarter | 139 | 46 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ... |
| During 3rd quarter | 214 | 33 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | ... |
| During 4th quarter | 137 | 46 | 48 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Total | 530 | 420 | 189 | 34 | 46 | 40 | 95 | 89 | 117 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ... |