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Hornsey 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The number of deaths from this group of diseases is the
smallest yet recorded, and the low figure is chiefly due to the
fact that Measles and Summer Diarhœa have each only caused
one death.
The death.rate calculated per thousand of the population from these diseases is the Zymotic death.rate, and is shewn below in Hornsey and in England and Wales for a number of years:—
| Hornsey. | Zymotic death rate England and Wales | 77 Great Towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 0.27 | 0.99 | 1.23 |
| 1909 | 0.41 | 1.28 | 1.42 |
| 1908 | 0.50 | 1.34 | 1.59 |
| 1907 | 0.48 | 1.13 | 1.54 |
| 1906 | 0.87 | 1.73 | 2.24 |
| 1905 | 0.44 | 1.94 | |
| 1904 | 0.81 | 1.94 | |
| 1903 | 0.61 | 1.46 | |
| 1902 | 0.44 | 1.64 | |
| 1901 | 0.54 | 2.05 | |
| 1900 | 0.66 | 2.00 | |
| 1899 | 0.89 | 2.21 | |
| 1898 | 0.74 | 2.22 | |
| 1897 | 0.98 | 2.15 | |
| 1896 | 0.93 | 2.18 | |
| 1895 | 1.11 | 2.14 | |
| 1894 | 1.12 | 2.25 | |
| 1893 | 0.96 | 3.16 | |
| 1892 | 0.94 | 2.76 | |
| 1891 | 0.70 | ||
| 1890 | 1.15 | ||
| 1889 | 0.60 | ||
| 1888 | 1.05 | ||
| 1887 | 0.88 | ||
| 1886 | 1.42 | ||
| 1885 | 1.80 | ||
| 1884 | 1.91 | ||
| 1883 | 1.05 | ||
| 1882 | 1.77 |
Diphtheria caused 8 deaths, as against 10 in 1909, a decrease
of two. There were, however, 46 fewer cases notified than