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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table gives particulars of the ages of the new cases notified and deaths from this disease during the year.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 to 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 to 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10 to 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 20 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 20 to 25 | 12 | 12 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 25 to 35 | 18 | 27 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 35 to 45 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 to 55 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 55 to 65 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Totals | 81 | 66 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
The following table shows the incidence of Tuberculosis and death-rates from this disease in the various Wards in the District during 1948.
| Ward | Estimated Population. | No. of Cases. | T.B. Case-rate. | T.B. Death-rate. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulm. | Other. | Pulm. | Other. | Pulm. | Other. | ||
| North-East | 26,264 | 42 | 1 | 1.59 | 0.03 | 0.49 | 0.07 |
| South-East | 21,021 | 29 | 2 | 1.37 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 0.00 |
| Central | 21,151 | 35 | 4 | 1.65 | 0.18 | 0.37 | 0.09 |
| South-West | 18,854 | 18 | 2 | 0.95 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.05 |
| West | 24,010 | 23 | 5 | 0.95 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.04 |
| Total | 111,300 | 147 | 14 | 1.30 | 0.12 | 0.34 | 0.05 |
RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION
During the year a Rodent Investigating Officer and two additional
operators were engaged for the control of rat infestation at
dwelling-houses and other premises and of the sewers in the district.
The Couicil decided that this service should be available to
the occupiers of all dwelling-houses free of charge; industrial and
business premises are dealt with at the request of the proprietors
who pay the full cost of any disinfestation undertaken at their
premises.
During the year the Sanitary Inspectors made 1,009 visits concerning
rat infestation.