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Hornsey 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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1896, and with 55 for 1895; this Ward death-rate being within a
fraction of that for Muswell Hill. There is nothing particular to note
as to the deaths in the other Wards as the numbers do not vary in any
marked degree, as is seen on referring to the foregoing table which gives
the Ward death-rate for the past three years, the District having been
divided into Wards in the year 1894.
The Zymotic Death-rate amounts to 0 98 per 1,000 inhabitants,
64 deaths having been registered as due to the eight
principal Zymotic diseases. Eight occurred in the first and second
quarters, 34 in the third, and 14 in the fourth quarter. This deathrate
compares with 0.93 for 1896, 1.11 for 1895, 1.12 for 1894, and
0.96 for 1893.
The following table shows the deaths in the District from the eight principal Zymotic Diseases for the last seven years:—
| 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 16 |
| Fever | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 10 |
| Diarrhœa | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 31 | 44 | 47 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 64 |