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Enfield 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: 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, 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London, 160 Smaller Towns with resident population 25,000-50,000 (1951 Census) and London Administrative County.

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, 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London, 160 Smaller Towns with resident population 25,000-50,000 (1951 Census) and London Administrative County.

ENFIELD.England and Wales.160 C.B.s and Great Towns including London.160 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 1951 Census.London Adm. County.
Typhoid Fever0.000.000.000.000.00
Paratyphoid Fever . .0.010.020.020.030.01
Meningococcal Infection0.030.030.030.030.02
Scarlet Fever3.121.531.751.581.56
Whooping Cough2.242.612.742.571.66
Diphtheria0.000.010.010.030.01
Erysipelas0.220.140.150.120.14
Smallpox0.000.000.000.00_
Measles13.598.8610.118.499.23
Pneumonia0.330.720.800.620.57
Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio-encephalitis) Paralytic0.100.060.060.060.06
Non-Paralytic0.030.030.030.020.03
Food Poisoning0.090.130.160.110.18
Puerperal Pyrexia . .32.83(a)17.87(a)23.94(a)10.22(a)30.77(a)

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(a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births.
DIPHTHERIA
For the fourth year in succession no case of Diphtheria occurred
in the District.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
1,341 children were immunised for the first time and 2,026
received subsequent reinforcing doses during the year.
These figures are lower than 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
757 children were immunised against Whooping Cough during
the year.