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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year 1920.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in | TotalCases Removedto Hospital. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtAges—Years. | Each Ward. | ||||||||||||||
| 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 wards | Town. | Chase. | Ordnance. | Green St. and Ponders End. | Bush Hill Park. | Hadley and Cock-fosters. | ||
| SmallPox | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera. Plague | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including MembraneousCroup) | 129 | 1 | 42 | 69 | 10 | 7 | ... | ... | 8 | 24 | 19 | 44 | 34 | ... | 97 |
| DiphtheriaCarriers | 24 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | *3 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 34 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | ... | ... |
| ScarletFever | 306 | 1 | 40 | 219 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 115 | 47 | 62 | 42 | 9 | 229 |
| TyphusFever | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| EntericFever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| RelapsingFever | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ContinuedFever | |||||||||||||||
| PuerperalFever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Measles | 133 | 7 | 40 | 78 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 28 | 4 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 1 | ... |
| GermanMeasles | 23 | ... | 2 | 18 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 3 | ... | 12 | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinalMeningtis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| OphthalmiaNeonatorum | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| PulmonaryTuberculosis | 90 | ... | ... | 9 | 22 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 32 | ... | ... | ... |
| OtherformsofTuberculosis | 25 | ... | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... |
| EncephalitisLethargica | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Malaria | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | 77 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 9 | ... | 1 |
| Totals | 859 | 18 | 155 | 433 | 92 | 101 | 48 | 12 | 95 | 193 | 188 | 214 | 159 | 10 | 332 |