[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Vital Statistics of Wards.

Ward.	Area in acres	Persons per acre.	Population.	Birthrate.	Standardized Death-rate.	Infantile Mortality.	Zymotic Death-rate.	Tuber-culosis Death rate.

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Enfield is divided into six wards as follows:-

Wards.	Inhabited Houses.	Uninhabited Houses.	Total.	Population.

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The births were distributed among the various wards as follows :

Ward.	1st Quarter.		2nd Quarter.		3rd Quarter.		4th Quarter.		Total each sex.		Total each Ward.	Birth Rate.
Ward.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	Total each Ward.	Birth Rate.

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The births of boys and girls, also birth-rate for the last three years were:—

Year.	Boys.	Girls.	Total.	Birth rate	Illegitimate Birth-rate

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This rate is the lowest obtained in the District for many years, and speaks eloquently for the claims of Enfield to be considered a suburban health resort.

	Birth-rate.	Recorded Death-ra e.	Standardized Death-rate.	Infantile Death-rate.

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The deaths occurred in the several wards as follows:

Ward.	First Quarter.	Second Quarter.	Third Quarter.	Fourth Quarter.	Total.	Death-rate per 1,000, as recorded.	Infantile Death-rate.

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NETT DEATHS, CLASSIFIED IN AGES, WARDS, AND QUARTERS, 1913.

Warp.	Town.										Chase.										Ordnance.										Green St. & Ponders End.										Bush Hill Park.										hadley & cockfosters.
Quarter.	1st		2nd		3rd		4th I		Total.		1st		2nd		3rd		4th		Total.		1st		2nd		3rd		4th		Total.		1st		2nd		3rd		4th		Total.		1st		2nd		3rd		4th		Total.		1st		2nd		3rd		4th		Total.		Totals each sex.		Total
Sex.	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	Total

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The following table assigns the number of infantile deaths to each ward, and also gives the Infantile death-rate per thousand population and per thousand births:-

Ward.	Number of Deaths.	Death rate per 1000 population.	Death-rate per 1000 births.

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TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1913 and previous Years.

Births.		Total Deaths Registered in the District.	Transferable Deaths		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
Births.		Total Deaths Registered in the District.	of Nonresidents registered in the District.	of Residents not registered in the District.	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.
Nett.		Number. Rate			Number.	Rate per 1.000 Nett Births.	Number.	Rate.
Number.	Rate.	Number. Rate			Number.	Rate per 1.000 Nett Births.	Number.	Rate.

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TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1913.

Notifiable Disease.	Number of Cases Notified.								Total Cases Notified in Each Ward.						Total cases removed to Hospital.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years.							Total Cases Notified in Each Ward.
	At all Ages.	Under 1.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 45.	45 and nuder 65.	65 and up-wards.	Town.	Chase.	Bush Hill Park.	Ord-nance.	Green St.and Pond's End.	Had-ley and Cock-asters

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TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1913.

Causes of Death.		Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.									Total deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District.
Causes of Death.		All ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 2 years.	2 and under 5 years.	5 and under 15 years.	! 15 and under 25 years.	j 25 and under 45 years.	\| 45 and under 65 years.	65 and upwards.

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TABLE IV. Infant Mortality. 1913. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

causes op death.		Under 1 week.	1-2 weeks.	2—3 weeks.	3—4 weeks.	Total under 4 weeks.	4 weeks and under 3 months.	3 months and under 6 months.	6 months and under 9 months.	9 months and under 12 months.	Total Deaths under One Year.

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The following table shews the deaths registered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—

Disease.	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913

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The zymotic death-rate, after deducting 17 deaths of persons from outside the District who died in the Isolation Hospital (which is situate in Enfield), and adding two Enfield residents who died outside the District, is 0 52 per thousand.

Disease.	1912.		1913.
Disease.	Deaths.	Death-rate.	Deaths.	Death-rate.

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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1913.

Disease.	Town Ward.					Chase Ward.					Bush Hill Park Ward.					Ordnance Ward.					Green Street and Ponders End Warp.					Hadley and cockfosters ward.					Totals.	Cases per 1000 population.
Disease.	1st Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4 th Qtr.	Total.	1st Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4th Qtr.	Total.	1st Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4th Qtr.	Total.	1st Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4th Qtr.	Total.	1st Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4th Qtr.	Total.	1st Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4th Qtr.	Total.	Totals.	Cases per 1000 population.

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The following table gives the number of cases of each infectious disease notified during the past five years:—

Disease.	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913

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TUBERCULOSIS. The following table shews the number of notifications of Pulmonary and other forms of Tuberculosis received:—

Ward.	Pulmonary.			Others.
Ward.	Fresh Cases.	Old Cases re-notified.	Duplicates.	First Notification.	Duplicates.

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Sex.

Form.	Men.	Boys.	Women.	Girls.

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Deaths. The number of deaths from this disease during the year is shewn in the following table, viz.:—

Ward.	Pulmonary.		Others.		Death-rate.
Ward.	Male.	Female.	Male.	Female.	Death-rate.

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Every swab is '' planted,'' and grown in an incubator.

	No.	Positive.	Negative.	Klebs Loeffler and Hoffman, included in Positive.	Hoffman, included in Negative.	Percentages of Positives.

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I have also received from Dr. Young, County Medical Officer, the following return of work done during the year by the County Council Inspectors under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, in this District:—

Article.	No. of samples taken.		No. found adulterated.	Percentage.

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METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS, 1913.

Month.	Barometer.		Temperature.			Rainfall.	Sunshine.
Month.	Highest.	Lowest.	Highest.	Lowest.	Mean.	Rainfall.	Sunshine.

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NOTICES ISSUED.

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DISINFECTION.

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The following tables give details of the work done in connection with these places, as required by the Home Office. Inspections.

Premises.	Number of
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Prosecutions.

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Factory and Workshops Act (continued). Defects found.

Particulars.	Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions.
Particulars.	Found.	Remedied.	Referred to H.M. Inspector.	Number of Prosecutions.

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Homework.

Nature of Work.	Sending twice in the year.		Sending once in the year.		Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists.
Nature of Work.	Lists.	Workmen.	Lists.	Workmen.	Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists.

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Vital Statistics of Wards.

Enfield is divided into six wards as follows:-

The births were distributed among the various wards as follows :

The births of boys and girls, also birth-rate for the last three years were:—

This rate is the lowest obtained in the District for many years, and speaks eloquently for the claims of Enfield to be considered a suburban health resort.

The deaths occurred in the several wards as follows:

NETT DEATHS, CLASSIFIED IN AGES, WARDS, AND QUARTERS, 1913.

The following table assigns the number of infantile deaths to each ward, and also gives the Infantile death-rate per thousand population and per thousand births:-

TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1913 and previous Years.

TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1913.

TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1913.

TABLE IV. Infant Mortality. 1913. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

The following table shews the deaths registered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—

The zymotic death-rate, after deducting 17 deaths of persons from outside the District who died in the Isolation Hospital (which is situate in Enfield), and adding two Enfield residents who died outside the District, is 0 52 per thousand.

NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1913.

The following table gives the number of cases of each infectious disease notified during the past five years:—

TUBERCULOSIS. The following table shews the number of notifications of Pulmonary and other forms of Tuberculosis received:—

Sex.

Deaths. The number of deaths from this disease during the year is shewn in the following table, viz.:—

Every swab is '' planted,'' and grown in an incubator.

I have also received from Dr. Young, County Medical Officer, the following return of work done during the year by the County Council Inspectors under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, in this District:—

METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS, 1913.

NOTICES ISSUED.

DISINFECTION.

The following tables give details of the work done in connection with these places, as required by the Home Office. Inspections.

Factory and Workshops Act (continued). Defects found.

Homework.