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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| No. | Removed. | Deaths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | |
| Cholera—Plague | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria (inc. Membranous Croup | 11 | 11 | — | |
| Diphtheria Carriers | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 31 | 8 | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 219 | 160 | — | |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | |
| Relapsing Fever | ||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 2 | — | |
| Cerebro—Spinal Meningitis | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 125 | — | 47 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 20 | — | 12 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | — | — | |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Pneumonia | 50 | — | 43 | |
| Dysentery | 26 | 20 | — | |
| Polio Encephalitis | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 212 | 4 | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 357 | 18 | 4 | |
| Totals 1,079 | 232 | 110 | ||
The above figures are in respect of Civilians and Non-Civilians.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Through the services of the Council 1,538 individuals were immunised
during 1944.
RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION.
The Middlesex County Council was the authority responsible
for the operation of the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919
until 1st April, 1944. On that date the responsibility was delegated
to the Enfield Urban District Council.
The Infestation Division of the Ministry of Food inaugurated
a scheme of rodent control throughout the County, and the Council
co-operated in every way. A publicity campaign launched towards
the end of 1943 continued until April, 1944, and as a result very