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Enfield 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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*The actual Enfield deaths were:—Diphtheria 0; Scarlet
Fever, 0; Whooping Cough, 1; and Measles, 1.
The figures for Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Measles, and Enteric
Fever include all the deaths that occurred n 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 nine deaths of persons residing outside the District who died in Institutions in the District, is 0.02 per 1,000 population.
| Disease. | 1933 | 1934 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death-rate | Deaths. | Death-rate | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | .02 | - | |
| Diphtheria | 2 | .02 | - | _ |
| Enteric Fever | - | _ | -_ | _ |
| Small Pox | - | - | - | _ |
| Measles | - | - | 1 | .01 |
| Whooping Cough .. | 4 | .05 | 1 | .01 |
| Epidemic Enteritis | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 8 | .11 | 2 | .02 |
The same routine as previously reported has been carried out
in the control of Infectious Disease in Enfield.
PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.
No action was taken during the year under Section 66 of the
Public Health Amendment Act, 1925, for the prevention of blindness
or for the treatment of persons suffering from any disease or injury
to the eyes
| Cases. | Vision Unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total blindness | Deaths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Treated. | |||||
| At home. | In Hospital. | |||||
| 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |