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Enfield 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following table shows the cases of infectious diseases
notified during the year, and the number of deaths which occurred.
TABLE III.—Cases of Infectioui Diseases notified during the year 1925.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ages—Years. | At Ages—Years. | |||||||||||||||||
| At all a^es | 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. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Totals. | ||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cliolera—Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (including Membraneous Croup) | 134 | 1 | 17 | 93 | 17 | 6 | - | - | 124 | - | - | 2 | 14 | - | - | 1 | - | 17 |
| Diphtheria Carriers | 23 | - | 3 | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 14 | - | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 89 | - | 17 | 59 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus Fever | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever A | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Continued Fever | ||||||||||||||||||
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 132 | 6 | 41 | 76 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| German Measles | 164 | 3 | 107 | 23 | 4 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pnlmonary Tuberculosis | 106 | - | 1 | 19 | 23 | 47 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 19 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 17 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | - | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | - | 8 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 65 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 2 | - | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
| Anthrax | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mumps | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 753 | 16 | 119 | 391 | 91 | 95 | 36 | 5 | 219 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 125 |