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To His Worship the Mayor, the Aldermen, and the Councillors
of the Borough of Hornsey.
Gentlemen,
I beg to present to you my Report on the health of the Borough
of Hornsey for the year 1913.
The death-rate is again a very low one, a little under that of
1912, and about equal to the average of recent years.
The Infantile Mortality is the lowest on record in Hornsey, or
I think for any large town.
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria were somewhat more prevalent
than in 1912, but were much less prevalent than has been the case
on taking an average of ten years. These diseases were of a very
mild type as shown by the fact that there were only 3 fatal cases
of Diphtheria out of 115 cases notified, and not a single fatal case
of Scarlet Fever out of 206 cases notified. The mildness of the
diseases was in fact one of the chief causes of the somewhat greater
prevalence, as the primary cases were often unrecognised owing to
the slight symptoms, until further cases had arisen.
It is evident that the public health of the district maintains
the high standard to which we are accustomed.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
HAROLD COATES, M.D., D.P.H.