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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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The notifications received during each quarter of the year were as follows:—
| 1913. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Ery-sipelas. | Tuberculosis. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis. | Other forms. | ||||||
| 1st quarter | 27 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 25 |
| 2nd quarter | 32 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 21 |
| 3rd quarter | 57 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 9 |
| 4th quarter | 90 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 15 |
| Total | 206 | 115 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 176 | 70 |
The occurrence of the cases in the different Wards is shown below:—
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Tuberculosis. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis. | Other forms. | |||||||
| Highgate | 41 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 98 |
| Muawell Hill | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 68 |
| Crouch End | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 35 |
| West Hornsey | 33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 18 | 117 |
| East Hornsey | 31 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 8 | 87 |
| North Haringey | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 61 |
| South Haringey | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| Stroud Green | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 38 |
| Finsbury Park | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 66 |
| Total | 206 | 115 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 176 | 70 | 605 |
The attack rate per 1,000 of the population for the chief of
these diseases during the last twelve years was as follows:—