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INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The following cases of notifiable and other infectious disease
were taken to the Edmonton and Enfield Joint Isolation Hospital
from the Enfield District during the year:—
Scarlet Fever 176
Diphtheria 63
Diphtheria Carriers 2
Erysipelas 19
Typhoid and Paratyphoid 2
Measles and Pneumonia 13
Measles and Bronchitis 2
Measles 11
Whooping Cough 6
Other 7
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water Supply.
With the exception of Hadley Wood and Cockfosters Ward,
which derive their water from the mains of the Barnet Gas and
Water Company, the District is almost entirely supplied by the
Metropolitan Water Board.
There are, however, about 80 houses in the District which
derive their water from wells.
During the course of the year samples of water were taken
from 2 wells supplying water to 6 houses and premises. The water
was found to be unsatisfactory in both cases. Steps are being
taken to have the wells closed and the houses provided with a
main water supply.
Streams and Water-courses.
Turkey Street Brook and other streams in the District are
under the control of the Middlesex County Council, and observation
is also kept on them by your Sanitary Staff. No sources of contamination
were detected.
Drainage and Sewerage.
The populous parts of the District are all provided with sewers
with outfall to Cuckoo Hall Farm, where sewage is dealt with by
septic tanks, filters, and partly by irrigation.
Four men are employed daily, who devote their whole time
to the work of examining and flushing the sewers; any defect or
obstruction is dealt with immediately.