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Enfield 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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ENTERITIS.
Five deaths of children under one year of age occurred from
this disease during the year.
None of these deaths occurred in children under the age of one
month.
The following table shows the deaths registered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
| Disease. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | |||||
| *Scarlet Fever | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 5 | 1 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Epidemic Enteritis | |||||
| Totals | 34 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
* The actual Enfield deaths were: Diphtheria, 0; Scarlet
Fever, 1; Whooping Cough, 3: Measles, 5; and Enteric Fever, 1;
the latter death occurring outside the District .
The figures for Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Measles and Enteric
Fever include all the deaths that 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 that the figures for Enfield residents only are, therefore, smaller
than those given above.