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. | Number 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 55 | .623 | 69 | .782 |
| 1912 | 43 | .502 | 60 | .701 |
| 1911 | 55 | .649 | 78 | .920 |
| 1910 | 41 | .488 | 59 | .702 |
| 1909 | 57 | .686 | 83 | .999 |
| 1908 | 53 | .644 | 69 | .839 |
| 1907 | 50 | .610 | 69 | .842 |
| 1906 | 47 | .586 | 60 | .749 |
| 1905 | 58 | .732 | 74 | .934 |
| 1904 | 54 | .686 | 77 | .978 |
| 1903 | 46 | .609 | 66 | .874 |
| 1902 | 45 | .608 | 67 | .905 |
| 1901 | 45 | .617 | 63 | .864 |
| 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 | 3 | 0.235 | 6 | 0.470 |
| Muswell Hill | 3 | 0.252 | 5 | 0.421 |
| Crouch End | 1 | 0.150 | 4 | 0.600 |
| West Hornsey | 8 | 0.581 | 11 | 0.799 |
| East Hornsey | 14 | 1.241 | 14 | 1.241 |
| North Haringey | 11 | 1.108 | 12 | 1.209 |
| South Haringey | 5 | 0.847 | 5 | 0.847 |
| Stroud Green | 4 | 0.457 | 6 | 0.686 |
| Finsbury Park | 6 | 0.824 | 6 | 0.824 |
| The Borough | 55 | 0.623 | 69 | 0.782 |