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Enfield 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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There was one death from Diphtheria during the year, as
against no deaths in 1944. The Registrar General's figures show
no deaths from Diphtheria; this is due to the fact that the one death
which did occur at the end of the year was not registered until
the first week in 1946.
There were no deaths from Scarlet Fever during the year, as
was also the case in 1944.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR 1945
| No. | Removed. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | |
| Cholera—Plague | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria (inc. Membranous Croup) | 20 | 20 | *1 | |
| Diphtheria Carriers | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 27 | 14 | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 169 | 124 | — | |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | - | — | |
| Relapsing Fever Continued Fever | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 2 | — | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 3 | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | 5 | 4 | — | |
| Polio Encephalitis | — | — | — | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 119 | — | 44 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 21 | — | 6 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | |
| Malaria | 5 | — | — | |
| Pneumonia | 69 | 3 | 44 | |
| Dysentery | 45 | 9 | — | |
| Measles | 1,223 | 40 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 214 | 9 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1,926 | 227 | 97 | |
The above figures are in respect of Civilians and Non-Civilians.
*See explanatory note in first paragraph on this page.
DIPHTHERIA
There was an increase, of 9 cases of Diphtheria over last year's
figures, due to the fact that 10 cases occurred amongst children in a
Residential School, and a further 2 cases appeared to be contact
cases of these school children. Clinically, the cases were mild in
type but were confirmed bacteriologically.