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INFECTIOUS DISEASES, AND THE MEANS TAKEN
TO PREVENT THEIR SPREAD.
It will be seen from Table 111, that 214 cases of infectious
disease were notified during the year, as compared with 122
in the preceding year, 142 in 1904, and 136 in 1903. Of these
85 were Scarlet Fever, 31 Diphtheria, 79 Typhoid Fever, 2
Puerperal Fever, and 17 Erysipelas.
Of these, 51 were notified from North Southgate, and 163
from South Southgate.
These 214 cases represent infection in 169 houses, all of
which were subsequently disinfected by the Sanitary Authority.
In all cases disinfectants were supplied, instructions given as
to the carrying out of isolation as efficiently as possible in cases
of non-removal to the hospital, and the sanitary condition of
the premises inspected.
In 8 houses sanitary defects were found, consisting chiefly
of defective water-closets and unpaved yards. These defects
have all been remedied under the supervision of the Sanitary
Authority.
The notification of these diseases was, therefore, the
means of causing the inspection, apart from ordinary inspections,
of 169 premises, and the remedy of insanitary condition
in 8.
One hundred and twenty-one cases were removed to the
Isolation Hospital at Palmers Green. Of these, 53 were
Scarlet Fever, 20 Diphtheria, and 48 Typhoid Fever.
Twenty-four other cases were removed to other Hospitals
as follows:—To the Enfield Isolation Hospital: Scarlet
Fever, 2 cases, and Typhoid Fever, 13 cases; to the
Passmore Edwards Hospital, Wood Green : Typhoid Fever,
7 cases; and to the Liverpool Road Hospital, Islington:
Scarlet Fever, 2 cases.
The Infectious Sickness Rate of the District was 8'3
per 1,000 of the population, as against 5'4 in the preceding
year, 7.5 in 1904, and 80 in 1903.
The rate for North Southgate was 5.8, whilst that for
South Southgate was 9.7.
This increase in the infectious sickness rate as compared
with previous years was due entirely to the outbreak of
Typhoid Fever in New Southgate. The difference between
the rates of North and South Southgate is due to the same
cause.