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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following table shows the general and corrected death.
rates in Hornsey for past
| 1 Gross death rate. | 2 Net death rate (corrected for Residents and Non.Residents). | 3 Death rate (corrected for age and sex distribution). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 11.90 | ||
| 1883 | 12.70 | ||
| 1884 | 13.34 | ||
| 1885 | 12.66 | ||
| 1886 | 11.82 | ||
| 1887 | 11.57 | ||
| 1888 | 10.18 | ||
| 1889 | 9.45 | ||
| 1890 | 11.20 | ||
| 1891 (Census taken) | 11.11 | ||
| 1892 | 10.78 | ||
| 1893 | 10.90 | ||
| 1894 | 9.42 | ||
| 1895 | 10.15 | ||
| 1896 | 8.88 | ||
| 1897 | 8.54 | ||
| 1898 | 8.94 | ||
| 1899 | 10.08 | ||
| 1900 | 8.77 | ||
| 1901 (Census taken) | 8.12 | ||
| 1902 | 8.20 | ||
| 1903 | 7.51 | ||
| 1904 | 7.81 | ||
| 1905 | 7.12 | 8.16 | 9.30 |
| 1906 | 7.73 | 8.85 | 10.08 |
| 1907 | 7.03 | 8.49 | 9.67 |
| 1908 | 7.20 | 8.28 | 9.43 |
| 1909 | 7.53 | 8.51 | 9.70 |
| 1910 | 6.60 | 7.78 | 8.86 |
Comparing the principal causes of death in 1910 with 1909,
the chief gains and losses are shewn in the following table.
The principal causes of increased mortality are Cancer,
Apoplexy, Enteric Fever, Ulcer of the Stomach, and the group
of infantile affections, viz.:—Premature Birth, Debility at Birth
and Congenital Defects, and Want of Breast Milk, Marasmus