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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1912.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. At Ages—Years. | Total Cases Notified in Each Ward. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 upwards. | Chase. | Town. | Old-nance | Green St. and Pond's End. | Bush Hill Park. | Had-ley it Cock-fosters | ||
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera. Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 77 | — | 17 | 51 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 11 | — | 73 |
| Erysipelas | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 98 | — | 23 | 67 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 16 | l | 91 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | — | 2 |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | lc | - | - | - | 1c | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 |
| Cerebro spinal Meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 226 | 1 | 44 | 124 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 69 | 1.3 | 61 | 35 | 46 | 2 | 172 |