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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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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1915.
| Disease. | Town Ward. | Chase Ward. | Bush Hill Park Ward. | Ordnance Ward. | Green Street and Ponders End Ward | Hadley and Cockfosters Ward. | Totals | Cases per 1000 population. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarters | Total. | Quarters | Total. | Quarters | Total. | Quarters | Total. | Quarters | Total. | Quarters | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4 th | |||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 75 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 148 | 2.41 |
| Diphtheria | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 36 | ... | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 93 | 1.52 |
| Erysipelas | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 0.60 |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 18 | 0.29 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 0.03 |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 0.08 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 0.08 |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0.01 |
| Totals | 21 | 66 | 37 | 146 | 38 | 1 | 309 | 5.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria Carriers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 6 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 0.31 |
| Full Totals | 21 | 68 | 38 | 158 | 42 | 1 | 328 | 5.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||