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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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Number of Births notified: 1,049, 97 per cent, of which were
visited.
The quantity of Fresh and Dried Milk supplied to necessitous
cases under the assisted milk supply scheme during the year was as
follows :—
Fresh Milk 7,112 gals., costing £641 1s. 10d.
Dried Milk 975 lbs., costing £71 19s. 3d.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
| Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated. | |||||
| At Home. | In Hospital. | |||||
| 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - |
METEOROLOGY
The following instruments are installed at the Public Offices :
Standard Fortin Barometer.
Maximum Thermometer
Minimum Thermometer
Standard Hygrometer
In a Stevenson's screen in
grounds of the Public Offices.
Terrestial Radiation Thermometer
Earth Thermometer
In the grounds of the
Offices.
Campbell-Stakes Sunshine Recorder
Rain Gauge
On the roof of the
Public Offices.
Daily records have been taken, and monthly returns sent to
the Meteorological Office.
The accompanying taMe gives the result of our operations for
the year in a condensed form:—