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ENTERITIS.
Thirty deaths occurred from this disease during the year, of
which 26 were infants under one year.
I have very little doubt the cause of this must often be looked
for in the ignoiance of mothers, many of whom think kippers and
sausages are quite a suitable diet for small children.
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION.
The District is served by the Enfield and Edmonton Joint Board's
Isolation Hospital, which is situated upon 27 acres of land at
Winchmore Hill, about 3½ miles from the centre of the town. The
buildings consist of:—
An Administration Block.
Nine pavilions.
One Discharge Block.
Mortuary.
Laundry and Disinfecting Station.
Medical Superintendent's Residence.
Porter's Lodge.
Five Cottages.
Bungalow.
and contains 163 beds, 12 of which are in a special cubicle block,
which has been found to be of great service in the treatment of cases
of doubtful diagnosis, and in the isolation of patients who are admitted
suffering from more than one infectious disease.
The following cases of infectious disease were removed there
from the Enfield District:—
Scarlet Fever 186
Diphtheria 74
Enteric Fever 4
BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK.
All the Bacteriological work is done in my own laboratory
including the oreDaration of media, cultivation of growths, etc.