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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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and Convulsions. Also Old Age is assigned as the cause of death
in more instances than in 1909.
On the other side there are some very striking decreases in
mortality from particular diseases.
Heart diseases caused 24 fewer deaths than in 1909, Phthisis
16 fewer, Diabetes 15 fewer, Respiratory Diseases 14 fewer, and
Measles 11 fewer deaths.
Diseases which caused more deaths in 1910 than in 1909:—
| Number of Deaths. | Increase | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910. | 1909. | ||
| Cancer | 88 | 75 | 13 |
| Old Age | 74 | 66 | 8 |
| Apoplexy | 49 | 44 | 5 |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 26 | 17 | 9 |
| Debility at Birth and Congenital Defects | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Want of Breast Milk, Marasmus and Convulsions | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| Ulcer and other diseases of the Stomach | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Influenza | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 3 | 1 |
The following diseases caused fewer deaths in 1910 than in 1909:—
| Number of Deaths. | Decrease | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910. | 1909. | ||
| Heart Diseases | 70 | 94 | 24 |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 100 | 114 | 14 |
| Phthisis | 57 | 41 | 16 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 18 | 26 | 8 |
| Bright's Disease | 22 | 30 | 8 |
| Accidents | 7 | 24 | 17 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 17 | 15 |
| Measles | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 8 | 12 | 4 |