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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table shows the Deaths registered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years—
| Disease. | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - |
| *Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| *Diphtheria | 11 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 41 |
| Measles | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| *Enteric Fever | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Epidemic Enteritis | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Totals | 35 | 21 | 31 | 46 | 54 |
*The actual Enfield deaths were: Scarlet Fever, 0; Diphtheria
10; Enteric Fever, 0: and Whooping Cough, 2.
The figures for Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever
include all the deaths that occurred in the Enfield and Edmonton
Joint Isolation Hospital, which is situate in the Enfield district, and
where patients belonging to other districts are also received.
The zymotic death-rate, after deducting 36 deaths of persons from outside the district who died in Institutions in the District, and adding three deaths of Enfield residents registered outside the District, is 0.34 per 1,000.
| Disease. | 1920. | 1921. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death-rate | Deaths . | Death-rate. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | .01 | - | .00 |
| Diphtheria | 13 | .21 | 12 | .19 |
| Enteric Fever | - | .00 | 1 | .01 |
| Erysipelas | - | .00 | — | .00 |
| Measles | 8 | .12 | 1 | .01 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | .04 | 2 | .03 |
| Epidemic Enteritis | - | .00 | 5 | .08 |
| Totals | 25 | .40 | 21 | .34 |