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Enfield 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table gives the number of cases of each infectious disease notified during the past five years:—
| 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlatina | 202 | 283 | 156 | 111 | 98 |
| Diphtheria | 369 | 222 | 105 | 53 | 77 |
| Membranous Croup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erysipelas | 36 | 31 | 32 | 49 | 40 |
| Continued Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Puerpural Fever | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 617 | 543 | 298 | 223 | 226 |
SCARLET FEVER.
It will be seen that the decrease noted in previous years has
been steadily maintained.
The majority of the cases notified were removed and treated
at the Joint Board's Isolation Hospital, Winch more Hill, to the
staff of which every credit is clue for the very successful result of
their treatment.
DIPHTHERIA.
For the previous five years the average number of cases of this
disease notified was 164 per annum, the actual figures for the last
three years being 1909, 222; 1910, 105; and 1911, 53; and
although the number this year has risen to 77, this increase is more
apparent than real, owing to multiple cases occurring in one house
in several instances as shewn in the subjoined table:—
Total number of cases of Diphtheria notified 77
Total number of houses where Diphtheria notified 65