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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| No. | Removed. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — |
| Cholera—Plague | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria (inc. Membranous Croup) | 41 | 41 | — |
| Diphtheria Carriers | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 32 | 9 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 187 | 157 | — |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — |
| Continued Fever Relapsing Fever | - | - | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 13 | 5 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | 3 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 1 | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 100 | — | 55 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 20 | — | 7 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | |
| Malaria | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 48 | 9 | 60 |
| Dysentery | 15 | — | — |
| Polio Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 465 | 228 | 123 |
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Through the services of the Council 122 individuals were immunised
during 1939.
ERADICATION OF BED BUGS.
Number of Council houses found to be infested 16
Number of Council houses disinfested 16
Number of other houses found to be infested 13
Number of other houses disinfested 13