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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TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year 1919.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notitied in Each Ward. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ages—Years. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 and upwards | Town. | Chase. | ord nance | Green st. and ponders End. | Bush Hill Park. | Hadley and Cock-fasters. | ||
| Small Pox | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera. Plague | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria (including Membraneous Croup) | 56 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 45 |
| Diphtheria Carriers | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 276 | 1 | 32 | 213 | 22 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 95 | 49 | 78 | 33 | 7 | 184 |
| Typhus Fever | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing Fever Continued Fever | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 454 | 6 | 175 | 267 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 33 | 183 | 21 | 192 | 22 | 3 | ... |
| German Measles | 38 | ... | 9 | 24 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 106 | ... | ... | 10 | 25 | 57 | ... | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 16 | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 21 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Malaria | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 993 | 18 | 238 | 558 | 73 | 8l | 23 | 2 | 68 | 327 | 129 | 350 | 107 | 12 | 229 |