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Enfield 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The number of cases, also deaths from this disease, in the different Wards during the year is shown in the following table, viz.:—
| Ward. | Pulmonary. | Other. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Chase | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Ordnance | 13 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Green Street and Ponders End | 18 | 13 | 4 | 6 |
| Bush Hill Park | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Hadley and Cockfosters | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 67 | 36 | 13 | 13 |
20.4 per cent. of the cases dying of tuberculosis had not previously
been notified.
It will be noticed that the highest mortality occurs between
the ages of 20 and 55 years.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1925.
It was not found necessary to take any action, under the above
Regulations, with regard to tuberculous persons employed in the
milk trade.
Public Health Act, 1925, Section 62.
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No action was taken during the year under this Section.
DISINFECTION OF VERMINOUS PERSONS AND THEIR
BELONGINGS.
Four dwellings and twenty-nine articles of clothing, etc.,
were disinfected and cleansed during the year at the request of the
Education Committee.
Meteorology.
The following instruments are installed at the Public Offices:—
Standard Fortin Barometer.
Maximum Thermometer
Minimum Thermometer
Standard Hygrometer
In a Stevenson's screen in
grounds of the Public Offices.
Terrestrial Radiation Thermometer
Earth Thermometer
In the grounds of
the Offices.
Campbell-Stokes Sunshine Recorder
Rain Gauge
On the roof of the
Public Offices.
Daily records have been taken, and monthly returns sent to
the Meteorological Office.
The accompanying table gives the result of our operations
for the year in a condensed form.