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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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| York | 12.4 | Wimbledon | 10.5 |
| Lincoln | 12.3 | Leyton | 10.2 |
| Portsmouth | 12.2 | Willesden | 10.1 |
| Swindon | 11.9 | East Ham | 10.1 |
| Coventry | 11.7 | Bournemouth | 10.1 |
| Cambridge | 11.7 | Southend-on-Sea | 10.1 |
| Croydon | 11.6 | Walthamstow | 9.9 |
| Edmonton | 11.5 | Eastbourne | 9.9 |
| Wallasey | 11.4 | Enfield | 9.7 |
| Acton | 11.3 | Gillingham | 9.4 |
| Reading | 11.3 | Ealing | 8.9 |
| Tottenham | 11.0 | Ilford | 8.3 |
1912 1913
The death-rate in Hornsey during the first quarter was 10.9 10.5
„ ,, ,, second ,, 9.3 9.3
„ „ „ third „ 7.3 7.9
,, „ ,, fourth ,, 11.5 9.4
The following table gives the deaths which have been registered in each Ward during the four quarters of the year, with the corresponding death-rates:—
| Ward. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death-rate. | Deaths. | Death-! rate. | Deaths. | Death-rate. | Deaths.' | Death-rate. | |||
| Highgate | 6 | 8.1 | 28 | 8.7 | 19 | 5.9 | 34 | 10.6 | 107 | 8.3 |
| Muswell Hill | 17 | 5.7 | 30 | 10.1 | 26 | 8.7 | 25 | 8.4 | 98 | 8.2 |
| Crouch End | 21 | 12.6 | 15 | 9.0 | 7 | 4.2 | 15 | 90 | 58 | 8.7 |
| West Hornsey | 36 | 10.4 | 27 | 7.8 | 34 | 9.8 | 32 | 9.2 | 129 | 9.3 |
| East Hornsey | 32 | 11.3 | 28 | 9.9 | 21 | 7.4 | 22 | 7.8 | 103 | 9.1 |
| North Haringey | 29 | 11.6 | 32 | 12.9 | 22 | 8.8 | 28 | 11.2 | 111 | 11.1 |
| South Haringey | 19 | 12.8 | 9 | 6.1 | 10 | 6.7 | 9 | 61 | 47 | 7.9 |
| Stroud Green | 14 | 6.4 | 14 | 6.4 | 18 | 8.2 | 20 | 91 | 66 | 7.0 |
| Finsbury Park | 39 | 21.4 | 24 | 13.1 | 19 | 10.4 | 23 | 12.6 | 105 | 14.4 |
| The Borough | 233 | 10.5 | 207 | 9.3 | 176 | 7.9 | 208 | 94 | 824 | 9.3 |