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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 mortality from the disease was, in fact, less than in many
years when the disease was less prevalent.
The extreme mildness of many of the cases was, indeed, the
chief factor in the spread of the disease. Cases frequently
occurred where, owing to the slight illness in the primary case,
several other persons had been infected before the nature of the
disease was recognized, and consequently no steps towards prevention
had been taken.
The occurrence of the cases in the different Wards is shown below:—
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas | Puerperal Fever. | Phthisis. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate | 42 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 79 |
| Muswell Hill | 34 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Crouch End | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| West Hornsey | 45 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 90 |
| East Hornsey | 27 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 54 |
| North Haringey | 21 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| South Haringey | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Stroud Green | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Finsbury Park | 14 | ,0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Total | 221 | 151 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 430 |
The attack rate per 1,000 of the population for the chief of these diseases during the last eight years was as follows:—
| 1909 | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 | 1903 | 1902 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 2.39 | 2.63 | 3.13 | 4.73 | 3.06 | 2.33 | 2 .58 | 3 .45 |
| Diphtheria | 1 .63 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.80 | 1 .79 | 1.19 | 0.79 | 1.31 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.50 |
| Erysipelas | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0. 47 | 0 .31 | 0.43 |
| Small Pox | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.47 |
| Phthisis | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |