Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The number of deaths from Phthisis and from all forms of Tuberculosis and the death-rates per 1,000 of the population are given below.
| Year. | N umber of deaths from Consumption of the Lungs. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living from Consumption of the Lungs. | Number of deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis. | Death-rate per 1.000 persons living from all forms of Tuberculosis. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 41 | .432 | 59 | .622 |
| 1909 | 57 | .616 | 83 | .898 |
| 1908 | 53 | .583 | 69 | .759 |
| 1907 | 50 | .554 | 69 | .764 |
| 1906 | 47 | .540 | 60 | .690 |
| 1905 | 58 | .680 | 74 | .868 |
| 1904 | 54 | .653 | 77 | .914 |
| 1903 | 46 | .591 | 66 | .842 |
| 1902 | 45 | .595 | 67 | .886 |
| 1901 | 45 | .612 | 63 | .857 |
| 1900 | 37 | .525 | 48 | .688 |
| 1899 | 56 | .828 | ||
| 1898 | 36 | .556 | ||
| 1897 | 43 | .694 | ||
| 1896 | 30 | .527 | ||
| 1895 | 43 | .769 | ||
| 1894 | 40 | .768 | ||
| 1893 | 35 | .700 |
The following table shews the deaths from Phthisis and from all forms of Tuberculosis in each of the Wards of the Borough:—
| WARD. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living | Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate | 4 | 0.295 | 6 | 0.433 |
| Muswell Hill | 2 | 0.145 | 3 | 0.218 |
| Crouch End | 4 | 0.629 | 6 | 0.787 |
| West Hornsey | 4 | 0.275 | 11 | 0.758 |
| East Hornsey | 7 | 0.525 | 8 | 0.600 |
| North Haringey | 4 | 0.386 | 7 | 0.676 |
| South Haringey | 3 | 0.508 | 4 | 0.677 |
| Stroud Green | 5 | 0.510 | 6 | 0.612 |
| Finsbury Park | 8 | 1.098 | 9 | 1.235 |
| The Borough | 0.432 | 59 | 0.622 |