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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table shows the deaths registered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
| Disease. | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - |
| *Scarlet Fever | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| *Diphtheria | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| *Measles | — | 2 | — | 10 | — |
| *Enteric Fever | - | 3 | 2 | — | - |
| *Whooping Cough | 9 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Epidemic Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 22 | 18 | 22 | 34 | 13 |
*The actual Enfield deaths were:—Diphtheria, 2 ; Scarlet
Fever, 2 ; and Whooping Cough, 3.
The figures for Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Measles, and Enteric
Fever include all the deaths that occurred in the Enfield and
Edmonton Joint Isolation Hospital, which is situated in the Enfield
District. Patients belonging to other districts are also received,
so that the Enfield figures are therefore smaller than those given.
ENFIELD ZYMOTIC DEATH-RATE.
The zymotic death-rate, after deducting six deaths of persons residing outside the
District who died in Institutions in the District, and adding one death of an Enfield resident who died outside the District, is 0.11 per 1,000 population.
| Disease. | 1932 | 1933 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death-rate | Deaths. | Death-rate | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | .02 | 2 | .02 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | .01 | 2 | .02 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 12 | 17 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | .07 | 4 | .05 |
| Epidemic Enteritis | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 20 | .28 | 8 | .11 |
The same routine as previously reported has been carried out
in the control of Infectious Disease in Enfield.