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Hornsey 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Scarlet Fever.—There were 206 cases of Scarlet Fever
notified in 1913, as against 138 in 1912, and against a yearly
average of 276 for the twenty years (1893-1912). There is therefore
an increase of 68 over the cases notified in 1912, and a decrease
of 70 on the average number of the preceding twenty years. The
disease was mostly of a very mild type, there being no fatal cases
occurring among the 206 cases notified.
Particulars as to cases notified, deaths, percentage removed to
Hospital, and Mortality, for a number of years past, are given
below:—
SCARLET FEVER.
| Year. | Estimated Population | Total No. of cases of Scarlet Fever notified. | Attack Rate per 1,000 Population | No. of Deaths Registered from Scarlet Fever. | Fatality per cent. | Mortality per 1,000 Population | No. of Cases removed to Hospital. | Percentage removed to Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 72,866 | 501 | 687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 66 |
| 1902 | 73,992 | 261 | 352 | 2 | 0.76 | 0.02 | 246 | 94 |
| 1903 | 75,526 | 203 | 268 | 1 | 0.49 | 0.01 | 175 | 86 |
| 1904 | 78,659 | 197 | 250 | 1 | 050 | 0.01 | 133 | 67 |
| 1905 | 79,193 | 261 | 329 | 3 | 1.14 | 0.03 | 177 | 67 |
| 1906 | 80,095 | 411 | 5 13 | 6 | 1.45 | 0.07 | 249 | 60 |
| 1907 | 81,909 | 283 | 345 | 4 | 1.41 | 0.04 | 174 | 61 |
| 1908 | 82,230 | 239 | 2 90 | 3 | 1.25 | 0.03 | 164 | 68 |
| 1909 | 83,034 | 221 | 266 | 3 | 1.35 | 0.03 | 173 | 78 |
| 1910 | 83,953 | 173 | 2 06 | 4 | 2.31 | 0.04 | 136 | 78 |
| 1911 | 84,696 | 179 | 211 | 1 | 0.55 | 0.01 | 113 | 63 |
| 1912 | 85,522 | 138 | 161 | 3 | 2.17 | 0.03 | 85 | 61 |
| 1913 | 88,160 | 206 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 75 |
Diphtheria.—There were 115 cases of Diphtheria notified
in 1913, as against 88 in 1912, and against a yearly average of
110 for the twenty years (1893-1912). There is therefore an increase
of 27 on the number of cases notified in 1912, and also an
increase of 5 as compared with the yearly average for the preceding
20 years. When the increase of population is taken into account
the rate per 1,000 of the population is below the average of the
last 20 years.
There were only 3 deaths among the 115 cases notified, as
compared with 2 deaths among 88 cases notified in 1912.