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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The following table shews the deaths R egistered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
| Disease. | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 20 |
| Measles | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| Epidemic Enteritis | 94 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
| 156 | 54 | 46 | 68 | 86 |
The actual Enfield deaths were :—Scarlet Fever 3, Enteric
Fever 1, and Diphtheria 10.
The figures for Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever
include all the deaths that occurred at the Enfield and Edmonton
Joint Isolation Hospital, where patients belonging to other districts
are also received.