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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — |
| Continued Fever | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | 5 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| Polio Encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 2 | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 109 | — | 48 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 18 | — | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — |
| Malaria | 12 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 71 | — | 49 |
| Dysentery | 46 | 7 | — |
| Measles | 362 | 24 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 197 | 7 | — |
| Totals | 1,028 | 172 | 102 |
The above figures are in respect of Civilians and Non-Civilians.
*See explanatory note in first paragraph on this page.
The following table shows the number of notifications of cases of Infectious Diseases per 1,000 civilian population for Enfield as compared with England and Wales, 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London, 148 Smaller Towns with Resident population 25,000-50,000 (1931 Census) and London Administrative County.
| ENFIELD. | England and Wales. | 126 C.Bs. and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 1931 Census. | London Adm. County. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 0.009 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.61 | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.42 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.89 | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.22 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.24 |
| Erysipelas | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.27 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 3.47 | 3.92 | 4.73 | 3.70 | 7.35 |
| Pneumonia | 0.68 | 0.89 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.75 |