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Enfield 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The following table shows the Deaths registered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
| Disease. | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — |
| *Scarlet Fever | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| *Diphtheria | 41 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 43 |
| *Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| *Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | — | - | 6 | 2 |
| Epidemic Enteritis | 5 | — | - | — | — |
| Totals | 54 | 30 | 14 | 21 | 47 |
*The actual Enfield deaths were: Diphtheria, 17; Measles, 1;
Enteric Fever, 1; and Whooping Cough, 1.
The figures for Scarlet Fever and Diptheria include all the
deaths which occurred in the Enfield and Edmonton Joint Isolation
Hospital, which is situated in the Enfield district. Patients
belonging to other districts are also received, so the actual figures
are therefore smaller than the apparent.
ENFIELD ZYMOTIC DEATH-RATE.
The zymotic death-rate, after deducting 27 deaths of persons residing outside the district who died in Institutions in the District, and adding one death of an Enfield resident registered outside the District, is 0.31 per 1,000.
| Disease. | 1924. | 1925. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Dtalh-rate | Deaihs. | Death-rate | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | .01 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 1 | .01 | 17 | .26 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | 1 | .01 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 3 | .04 | 1 | .01 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | .09 | 1 | .01 |
| Epidemic Enteritis | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 11 | .17 | 20 | .31 |