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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated. | |||||
| At Home. | In Hospital. | |||||
| 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — |
Scarlet Fever.
84 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred during the year in 70
houses, as follows:—
Number of houses where 1 case occurred 61
„ „ 2 cases „ 6
„ „ 3 „ „ 2
„ „ 5 „ „ 1
Total number of houses where cases occurred 70
Total number of cases 84
Deaths 2
Diphtheria.
20 cases of this disease occurred during the year in 19 houses.
Enteric and Paratyphoid Fever.
There was one case of Paratyphoid Fever notified during the
year.
Poliomyelitis.
One case of this disease was notified during the year, which
proved fatal.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
Nil.