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Report of the Medoical Officer.
To the South Hornsey Local Board of Health.
Gentlemen,—
The population at the present time of South Hornsey is 17,150;
and the number of deaths registered as having taken place in the
district during the past year was 226, consisting of 103 males and 123
females, this is equal to a death rate of 13.1 per 1000 persons living ;
it is somewhat larger than the previous year, when the deaths were
214 and the death rate 12.5. In London the death rate was 21.3 and
in the outer ring 15.4.
The births during the same period were 407—viz: 209
males and 198 females, there were 18 more births than in the
previous year. The birth rate was 23.7, in London it was 31.0 and in
the outer ring 29.6.
The Zymotic class of diseases was the cause of SO deaths. Of
these 9 were from Diarrhoea, 9 Diphtheria, 3 Scarlet Fever, 2 Whooping
Cough, 2 Measles, 2 Croup, and 1 from each of the following viz.,
Influenza, Fever and Erysipelas. The Zymotic death rate was 1.8
per 1000. In London it was 3.08 and in the outer ring 2.5. The
Zymotic death rate was less than the preceeding year when it was 2.7.
Eight deaths occurred from the Zymotic class of diseases during
the last quarter ot the year, 2 were from Scarlet Fever, 2 Measles,
2 Diphtheria and 1 from Fever and Influenza.
Sixty-three persons died during the year aged 60 years and upwards.
It is about the average for many years.
The number of deaths of infants under one year of age was 56
and the infantile mortality rate was 137 per 1000 births or 3.26 per
1000 persons living.
The number of cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year
was 256, viz; 158 from Scarlet Fever, 65 Diphtheria, 20 Erysipelas, 7
Fever, 4 Membranous Croup, and 2 Small Pox. These cases were all
visited and inquired into by your Sanitary Inspector and, when
considered necessary, werealso visited by your Medical Officer of Health,
and all precautions taken to prevent them spreading, and any
sanitary defects discovered were remedied.
On referring to Table No. 8, will be seen the amount of Sanitary
work done during the year. 150 premises were cleansed and
disinfected, and the number of houses inspected were 480.
It is with pleasure that I am able to point out the highly
satisfactory state of your District, the death rate still continues to be
one of the lowest in or around London, and that, although it is the
most densely populated District in the County.
I am, Gentlemen,
Yours faithfully,
THOS. S. H. JACKMAN.
June, 1694.