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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 shows the number of cases of each disease admitted during each month of the year, and the districts from which the patients were admitted:—
| Hornsey Casks. | Finchley Cases. | Wood Green Cases | Grand Total for the month. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Total. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Total. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Total. | ||
| January | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 59 |
| February | 17 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 48 |
| March | 13 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 40 |
| April | 11 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 45 |
| May | 15 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 53 |
| June | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 60 |
| July | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 65 |
| August | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 47 |
| September | 17 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 68 |
| October | 15 | 16 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 62 |
| November | 26 | 14 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 73 |
| December | 11 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 53 |
| Total for the year | 173 | 99 | 0 | 272 | 67 | 60 | 3 | 130 | 229 | 41 | 0 | 270 | 673 |
40
* One Diphtheria Patient admitted from Friern Barnet.