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Enfield 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table shows the number of notifications of cases of Infectious Disease per 1,000 civilian population in Enfield as compared with England and Wales, 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London, 148 Smaller Towns with resident population 25,000-50,000 (1931 Census) and London Administrative County.
| ENFIELD. | England and Wales. | 126 C.B.s and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 1931 Census. | London Adm. County. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.57 | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.46 |
| Whooping Cough | 5.02 | 2.39 | 2.44 | 2.39 | 1.70 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.17 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 12.09 | 8.95 | 8.91 | 9.18 | 8.54 |
| Pneumonia | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.91 | 0.65 | 0.55 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.19 |
DIPHTHERIA
No cases of Diphtheria occurred in the District during the
year.
This is the first occasion that it has been possible to record
the fact that the District has been free from Diphtheria for a
whole year.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
1,585 children were immunised for the first time and 1,783
received subsequent reinforcing doses during the year.
The number of parents accepting this service for their children
is not yet sufficiently high to warrant any sense of security.
WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION
847 children were immunised against Whooping Cough during
the year.