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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1950 AND 1951.
| 1951 | 1950 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Removed. | Deaths. | No. | Removed. | Deaths. | |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera—Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria (inc. Membranous Croup) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria Carriers | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 22 | 6 | — | 20 | 2 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 171 | 90 | — | 149 | 60 | — |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 36 | 26 | — | 13 | 13 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic and Non-Paralytic) | 1 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Acute-Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 113 | — | 45 | 135 | — | 20 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 15 | — | 5 | 16 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 13 | 1 | — | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 94 | 8 | 50 | 97 | 6 | 37 |
| Dysentery | 257 | 8 | — | 24 | — | — |
| Measles | 2466 | 31 | — | 344 | 13 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 248 | 10 | 1 | 332 | 5 | — |
| Totals | 3443 | 187 | 101 | 1156 | 118 | 60 |
The above figures are in respect of Civilians and NonCivilians.
In many instances, more than one family were occupying the houses.
| Disease | 1 case | 2 cases | 3 cases | 4 cases | 5 cases | 6 cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 132 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1,440 | 361 | 82 | 10 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 42 | 81 | 12 | 2 | — | — |
| Dysentery (Sonné) | 110 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 |