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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 1950
[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 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.33 | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.23 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.97 | 3.60 | 3.97 | 3.15 | 3.21 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Measles | 3.08 | 8.39 | 8.76 | 8.36 | 6.57 |
| Pneumonia | 0.86 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.50 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| (including Polio-encephalitis Paralytic) Food Poisoning | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.25 |
DIPHTHERIA
For the second year in succession no cases of Diphtheria
occurred in the District.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
1,448 children were immunised for the first time and 1,662
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
647 children were immunised against Whooping Cough during
the year.