Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 1926 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | ||||
| — | — | — | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | |
*The actual Enfield deaths were: Diphtheria, 0; Whooping
Cough, 7; and Scarlet Fever, 1.
The figures for Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria include all the
deaths which occurred in the Enfield and Edmonton Joint Isolation
Hospital, which is situate in the Enfield district. Patients
belonging to other districts are also received, so the actual figures
are therefore smaller than the apparent.
The zymotic death-rate, after deducting 14 deaths of persons residing outside the district who died in Institutions in the District, and adding
| Disease. | 1928. | 1929. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death-rate | Deaths | Death-rate | |
| — | — | |||
| — | — | |||
| — | — . | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | |
| .12 | ||||
| — | — | — | — | |