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Hornsey 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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when the increase of population is taken into account, it will be
seen that 1910 is the most favourable year in our experience.
The occurrence of the cases in the different Wards is shown below: —
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas | Puerperal Fever. | Phthisis. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| Muswell Hill | 25 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Crouch End | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| West Hornsey | 47 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 72 |
| East Hornsey | 27 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| North Haringey | 21 | 14 | l | 5 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| South Haringey | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Stroud Green | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Finsbury Park | 6 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 173 | 105 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 329 |
The attack rate per 1,000 of the population for the chief of these diseases during the last eight years was as follows:—
| 1910 | 1909 | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 | 1903 | 1902 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1.82 | 2.39 | 2.63 | 3.13 | 4.73 | 3.06 | 2.33 | 2.58 | 3.45 |
| Diphtheria | 1.10 | 1.63 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.19 | 0.79 | 1.31 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.50 |
| Erysipelas | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.43 |
| Small Pox | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.06 | 0.47 |
| Phthisis | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Isolation Hospital.— As compared with the previous year
there were 108 fewer patients admitted in 1910, viz.:—565 in
1910 and 673 in 1909.
The following table gives particulars of the admissions of
patients in recent years.