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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following table gives the principal Ward statistics: —
| WARD. | EStimated population. | Birth.rate. | Death.rate. | Infantile mortality. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate | 13,331 | 13.7 | 7.7 | 54 |
| Muswell Hill | 13,167 | 11.3 | 6.3 | 53 |
| Crouch End | 5,951 | 15.9 | 6.8 | 63 |
| West Hornsey | 14,343 | 25.2 | 8.9 | 63 |
| East Hornsey | 13,033 | 18.4 | 9.2 | 79 |
| North Haringey | 10,086 | 17.6 | 9. 6 | 61 |
| South Haringey | 5,909 | 150 | 6.7 | 0 |
| Stroud Green | 9,354 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 19 |
| Finsbury Park | 7,155 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 66 |
| The Borough | 92,389 | 16.3 | 8.5 | 57 |
Notifications of Infectious Disease.—The notifications
of infectious disease received during the year shew an increase of
47 over those of 1908, the figures being 430 and 383, and are 2
fewer than those of 1907.
The increase is almost entirely due to a greater prevalence
of Diphtheria this year, the increase of cases over 1908 being 58.
There are also 16 cases of Phthisis included for the first time,
owing to the notification of Poor Law cases.
In the case of every other disease there is a decrease of notifications
as compared with 1908. Scarlet Fever shews a decrease
of 18 in the notifications received, although 1908 was itself a year
when the disease was prevalent to an extent much below the
average.
In the case of Enteric Fever, only 4 notifications were received
during the year. This disease shews an almost regular
decline in the number of cases notified, from 48 in the year 1895
down to 11 in 1907, 9 in 1908 and 4 this year.
Erysipelas keeps fairly constant, and 37 cases notified this
year is not far from the average.
The cases notified during each quarter of the year were as
follows:—