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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TABLE III.—Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year 1935.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number ot Cases Notified. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ages—Years. | At Ages—Years. | |||||||||||||||||
| At all ages. | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera—Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (inc. Membranous Croup) | 77 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 74 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | - | - | 2 |
| Diphtheria Carriers | 21 | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 17 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 229 | — | 49 | 144 | 24 | 12 | - | —_ | 193 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Continued Fever | ||||||||||||||||||
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 83 | - | — | 7 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 46 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 23 | - | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2. | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | - | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 64 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 496 | 7 | 74 | 246 | 62 | 72 | 26 | 9 | 293 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 124 | |