Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE III.—Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year 1921.
Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. At Ages—Years. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | Deaths. At Ages—Years. | |||||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Totals. | ||
Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Cholera—Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Diphtheria (including Membraneous Croup) | 128 | 1 | 24 | 90 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | 106 | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | 2 | — | - | 12 |
Diphtheria Carriers | 11 | - | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | - | — | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | - | — |
Erysipelas | 27 | - | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Scarlet Fever | 218 | - | 20 | 161 | 29 | 6 | 2 | — | 157 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Continued Fever | ||||||||||||||||||
Puerperal Fever | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Measles | 37 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
German Measles | 93 | — | 21 | 64 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | - | — |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 82 | — | — | 11 | 17 | 36 | 17 | 1 | — | - | - | — | 3 | 14 | 16 | 13 | - | 46 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 27 | — | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | - | - | 2 |
Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — |
Pneumonia | 49 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | — | 9 | 7 | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 36 | |
Totals | 684 | 10 | 88 | 381 | 77 | 72 | 49 | 7 | 264 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 112 |