Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES
1957. | 1956. | |
---|---|---|
Number of children notified by Head Teachers to be absent from School due to:— | ||
(a) Infectious Disease or suspected Infectious Disease | 584 | 276 |
(b) Contact with Infectious Disease | 3 | 2 |
Number of School children notified by General Practitioners as suffering from Infectious Disease | 981 | 368 |
1957 | 1956 | |||||
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No. | Treated in Hospital | Deaths | No. | Treated in Hospital | Deaths. | |
Smallpox | — | — | - | — | - | — |
Cholera—Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria (inc. Membranous Croup) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria Carriers | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Erysipelas | 16 | 2 | - | 19 | 1 | — |
Scarlet Fever | 126 | 44 | - | 54 | 16 | — |
Typhus Fever | — | — | - | — | — | — |
Typhoid Fever | — | — | - | — | — | — |
Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Relapsing Fever | — | — | - | — | — | — |
Continued Fever | — | — | - | — | — | — |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 71 | 67 | - | 50 | 46 | — |
Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Poliomyelitis (Paralytic and Non-Paralytic) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Acute-Encephalitis | — | — | - | — | — | — |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 13 | 13 | - | 8 | 6 | — |
Respiratory Tuberculosis: New cases | 27 | - | 8 | 56 | - | 10 |
Transfers, etc. | 35 | 44 | — | |||
Other forms of Tuberculosis : | ||||||
New cases | 9 | — | - | 6 | — | 1 |
Transfers, etc. | 1 | 2 | - | |||
Food Poisoning | 10 | — | — | 17 | 4 | — |
Malaria | - | — | — | - | - | — |
Pneumonia | 84 | 28 | 51 | 77 | 6 | 35 |
Dysentery | 100 | — | — | 207 | 4 | — |
Measles | 1244 | 5 | — | 200 | 1 | — |
Whooping Cough | 246 | 6 | — | 188 | 2 | — |
Totals | 1988 | 171 | 60 | 933 | 91 | 48 |