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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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Table: The cases notified during each quarter of the year were as follows:-

The cases notified during each quarter of the year were as follows:-

1909.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaEnteric Fever.ErysipelasPuerperal Fever.Smallpox.Phthisis.
During 1st quarter5130012006
2nd quarter483309103
3rd quarter572927005
4th quarter655929002
Total2211514371016

Table: Table shewing the cases of infectious disease notified during 1909 and the 19 preceding years: —

Table shewing the cases of infectious disease notified during 1909 and the 19 preceding years: —

Disease.1909190819071906190519041903190219011900
Scarlet Fever221239283411261197203261501186
Diphtheria15193981571531016299134107
Enteric Fever491125201615383532
Puerperal Fever1351352052
ErysipelasS7393437394025334045
Small Pox000010235100
Cerebro Spinal
Meningitis0010000000
Phthisis16000000000
Cholera0000000000
Total430383432631477359309466725372
Disease.1899189818971896189518941893189218911890
Scarlet Fever849168264530420189366234143139
Diphtheria10199879693117139436450
Enteric Fever22313135464025211532
Puerperal Fever1025466810
Erysipelas42513939455170322517
Small Pox20045311201
Cerebro Spinal
Meningitis0000000000
Phthisis0000000000
Cholera0000001000
Total517349423709613406618340248239

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In spite of the greater prevalence of Diphtheria, and of the
addition of cases of Phthisis to the list, the total number of cases
of infectious disease notified is well below the average of the past
14 years.
Diphtheria was chiefly prevalent during the last quarter of
the year. The cases were for the most part of a mild type, and