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Hornsey 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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This shews again that the principal incidence of Phthisis is
in the middle years of life, and that other forms of Tuberculosis
are chiefly fatal in infancy.
At the middle years of life, viz.:—15-44 years of age, out of
a total of 132 deaths registered for the Borough, 27, or nearly
one-fourth, were due to Phthisis alone.
The following table is interesting as giving the number of deaths from Phthisis and other forms of Tuberculosis and the number of deaths from the seven principal infectious diseases for the past 9 years:—
| 1910. | 1909. | 1908. | 1907. | 1906. | 1905. | 1904. | 1903. | 1902. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis | 41 | 57 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 58 | 54 | 46 | 45 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 18 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 22 |
| Total | 59 | 83 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 74 | 77 | 66 | 67 |
| Measles | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 9 |
| Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 9 |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 38 | 46 | 44 | 76 | 38 | 69 | 48 | 35 |