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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Enteric and Paratyphoid Fever.
One case of Paratyphoid Fever was notified during the year,
Poliomyelitis.
Nil.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
Nil.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
Four cases of this disease were notified during the year, none
of which proved fatal.
Scarlet Fever.
Eighty-nine cases of Scarlet Fever occurred during the year in
83 houses as follows:—
Number of houses where 1 case occurred 77
„ „ 2 cases „ 6
Total number of houses where cases occurred 83
Total number of cases 81
DISINFECTION OF VERMINOUS PERSONS AND THEIR
BELONGINGS.
Fifteen dwellings, and 15 articles of clothing, etc., were
cleansed and disinfected during the year at the request of the
Education Committee.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The following table shows the number of notifications of Pulmonary and other forms of Tuberculosis received during the year :—
| Ward. | Pulmonary | Other. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Cases. | Old Cases re-notified. | Duplicates, | Fresh Cases. | Old Cases re-noiified | Duplicates. | |
| Town | 12 | 1 | 14 | - | 1 | |
| Chase | 19 | 2 | 28 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Ordnance | 20 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Green Street and Ponders End | 34 | 4 | 59 | 4 | - | 4 |
| Bush Hill Park | 20 | 3 | 26 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Hadley and Cockfosters | 1 | — | — | - | — | — |
| Totals | 106 | 12 | 156 | 17 | 1 | 16 |