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Enfield 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: The following table shows the incidence of this disease in the various wards :—

The following table shows the incidence of this disease in the various wards :—

Ward.No. of cases which came to our notice.
Ordnance67
Ponders End148
Bush Hill Park61
Chase58
Town15
Hadley—
349

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Measles and German Measles, by an Order of the Local
Government Board, became notifiable on January 1st, 1916.
ENTERITIS.
Eleven deaths occurred from this disease during the year, of
which 9 were infants under one year.
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION.
The district is served by the Enfield and Edmonton Joint
Board's Isolation Hospital, which is situated upon 27 acres of land
at Winchmore Hill, about 3½ miles from the centre of the town.
The buildings consist of :—
An Administration Block;
Nine pavilions ;
One Discharge Block;
Mortuary;
Laundry and Disinfecting Station ;
Medical Superintendent's Residence;
Porter's Lodge;
Five Cottages;
Bungalow;
and contains 163 beds, 12 of which are in a special cubicle block,
which has been found to be of great service in the treatment of
cases of doubtful diagnosis, and in the isolation of patients who
are admitted suffering from more than one infectious disease.
The following cases of infectious disease were removed there
from the Enfield district :—
Scarlet Fever 128
Diphtheria 83
Enteric Fever 18