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Hornsey 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: The Compulsory Notification of Infectious Diseaseshas been in force in this District since the 1st of January, 1890, and under the Act the following cases have been reported during the year—

The Compulsory Notification of Infectious Diseases

has been in force in this District since the 1st of January, 1890, and under the Act the following cases have been reported during the year—

Scarlet Fever264in 1.896 530
Diphtheria87„ 95
Typhoid Fever31„ 34
Puerperal Fever2„ 5
Erysipelas39„ 39
Continued Fever—„ 1
Membranous Croup3„ 1 and
Small Pox—„ 4
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The number 426 compares with 709 for 1896, 615 for 1895, 410
for 1894, 618 for 1893, 340 for 1892, and 349 for 1891.
127 cases were reported in the first quarter of the year,
87 „ „ „ second „ „
72 ,, ,, ,, third „ ,,
140 „ „ „ fourth „ „
426
The following table gives in detail the cases of Infectious Disease
as notified for each quarter of the year, and a comparison with other
years—