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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| No. | Removed. | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — |
| Cholera—Plague | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria (inc. Membranous Croup) | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| Diphtheria Carriers | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 257 | 230 | — |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — |
| Relapsing Fever | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 3 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 14 | 12 | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 5 | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 123 | — | 47 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 20 | — | 9 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 0 | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 59 | 5 | 50 |
| Dysentery | 49 | 3 | — |
| Polio Encephalitis | 1 | — | |
| Measles | 445 | 23 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 302 | 9 | 1 |
| Totals | 1,323 | 309 | 118 |
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Through the services of the Council 4,309 individuals were immunised
during 1942.
| Number of Council houses found to be infested | 5 |
| Number of Council houses disinfested | 5 |
| Number of other houses found to be infested | 3 |
| Number of other houses disinfested | 3 |