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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| No. | Removed. | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — |
| Cholera—Plague | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria (inc. Membranous Croup) | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| Diphtheria Carriers | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 129 | 111 | — |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 5 | 3 | — |
| Continued Fever 1 | — | — | — |
| Relapsing Fever J | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | 7 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | 3 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 2 | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 126 | — | 51 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 35 | — | 8 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | 2 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 35 | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 47 | 2 | 64 |
| Dysentery | 9 | 1 | — |
| Polio Encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1,365 | 37 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 396 | 25 | 4 |
| Totals | 2,221 | 239 | 132 |
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Through the services of the Council 6,771 individuals were immunised
during 1941.
FOOD POISONING.
During the course of the year I had brought to my attention
various cases of food poisoning. In most instances only one or
two members oi the family were involved and no special measures
to prevent the spread of the disease were required. In one case,
however, an outbreak of food poisoning affected no less than thirty
out of thirty-three individuals who had had a meal at a particular
establishment. The outbreak appeared to have been caused by
a contaminated custard powder in that it affected thirty out of
thirty-three people who had one particular meal, the three unaffected
persons not having partaken of a tiifle in which the custard