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Enfield 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1951 AND 1952.

19521951
No.Removed.Deaths.No.Removed.Deaths.
Smallpox___—__
Cholera—Plague——————
Diphtheria (inc. Membranous Croup)——————
Diphtheria Carriers——————
Erysipelas256—226—
Scarlet Fever343123—17190_
Typhus Fever——————
Typhoid Fever——————
Paratyphoid Fever22—11—
Relapsing Fever \——————
Continued Fever J——————
Puerperal Pyrexia4846—3626—
Meningococcal Infection44—55—
Poliomyelitis (Paralytic and Non-Paralytic) ..161611——
Acute-Encephalitis——————
Ophthalmia Neonatorum11—11—
Pulmonary Tuberculosis126—19113—45
Other forms of Tuberculosis16—215—5
Food Poisoning10——131—
Malaria——————
Pneumonia3724294850
Dysentery181——2578—
Measles149130—246631—
Whooping Cough2467—248101
Totals2546237643443187101

The above figures are in respect of Civilians and NonCivilians.

The following table shows the number of houses in which cases of infectious diseases occurred during the year. In many instances, more than one family were occupying the houses.

Disease1 case2 cases3 cases4 cases5 cases6 cases7 cases
Scarlet Fever268333 3————
Measles8342414762——
Whooping Cough151349————
Dysentery (Sonne)6720154—11
Food Poisoning62—————