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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE III.
Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1904. Name of District:—HORNSEY.
| Notifiable Disease. | Casks notified in Whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highgate. | Muswell Hill. | Crouch End. | West Hornsey. | East Hornsey | North Haringey. | South Haringey. | Stroud Green. | Finsbury Park. | Highgate. | Muswell Hill. (H) | Crouch End. | West Hornsey. | East Hornsey | North Haringey | South Haringey. | Stroud Green. | Finsbury Park. | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 101 | — | 29 | 51 | 10 | 11 | — | 29 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 3 | - | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Membranous croup | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 40 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 197 | 1 | 42 | 123 | 20 | 11 | — | 23 | 13 | 8 | 59 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| Typhus fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric fever | 16 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Relapsing fever | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Continued fever | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal fever | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 359 | 2 | 73 | 181 | 37 | 63 | 3 | 62 | 28 | 10 | 88 | 41 | 34 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
The Isolation Hospital for the Borough is in Coppett's Road, Muswell Hill, N.