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Enfield 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table shows the number of notifications of cases of Infectious Disease per 1,000 civilian population in 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.B.s and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 1931 Census. | London Adm. County. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.55 | 1.11 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.10 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.25 | 3.87 | 3.62 | 4.00 | 3.11 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Erysipelas | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Measles | 22.43 | 14.07 | 13.93 | 14.82 | 14.64 |
| Pneumonia | 0.85 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.72 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio-encephalitis) Paralytic | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.23 |
DIPHTHERIA
For the third year in succession no case of Diphtheria occurred
in the District.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
1,624 children were immunised for the first time and 2,321
received subsequent reinforcing doses during the year.
Although these figures show an improvement on last year's
figures, the number of parents accepting this service for their
children is not yet sufficiently high to warrant any sense of security.
WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION
774 children were immunised against Whooping Cough during
the year.