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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The following table gives particulars of the ages of the new
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory. | Other Forms | Respiratory. | Other Forms | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Under 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 to 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5 to 10 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
10 to 15 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
15 to 20 | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — |
20 to 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
25 to 35 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
35 to 45 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
45 to 55 | 3 | 2 | _ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
55 to 65 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
65 and upwards | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Totals | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
No. of cases transferred into the District from other areas:
Respiratory 35
Other Forms 1
36
No. of cases restored to Register during the year:—
Respiratory 5
Other Forms —
5
The following table shows the incidence of Tuberculosis and death-rates from this disease in the various Wards in the Borough during the year.
Ward. | Estimated Population. | No. of Cases. | T.B. Case-rate. | T.B. Death-rate. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory | Other Forms | Respiratory | Other Forms | Respiratory | Other Forms | ||
Bush Hill Park | 10,551 | 1 | 3 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
Cambridge Road | 10,649 | 3 | 3 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
Chase | 7,555 | 2 | — | 0 26 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
Enfield Wash | 12,531 | 6 | — | 0.47 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
Green Street | 10,649 | 1 | — | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Ordnance | 13,450 | 3 | 1 | 0.22 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.00 |
Ponders End | 9,869 | 3 | — | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
The Town | 11,096 | 2 | — | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
West | 12,294 | 1 | — | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Willow | 10,556 | 5 | 2 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
Total | 109,200 | 27 | 9 | 0.24 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.00 |