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Enfield 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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favourable to the development of microbes in
general, among which the Diphtheria Bacillus
must be included.
Locality.
The total of the 222 cases were distributed among the various words as follows:—
| Town. | Chase. | Bush Hill Park. | Street Green. | Ord-nance. | Hadley & Cock-fosters. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifications | 18 | 115 | 26 | 10 | 50 | 3 |
| Deaths | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
It will be of interest here to mention that
the larger number of cases reported in the Chase
and Ordnance Wards, as will be seen from the
table included (see page 22), occurred in the first
two months of the year or thereabouts, and that
for the last three months these portions of the
district have been practically free from this
disease, only four cases being reported in each of
the wards for this time.
The number for which Bush Hill Park Ward
is responsible were due to an outbreak occurring
in the latter part of October in connection with
St. Andrew's Infants' School, to which I make
further reference later on.
Schools.
While it is evident that the number of cases
occurring in the Chase Ward would entail a corresponding
increase in cases at the Chase Side
Schools, at which the majority of the children
attend, it fortunately did not become so serious
as to necessitate the closing of the school, and