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Enfield 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1952 AND 1953.

19531952
No.Removed.Deaths.No.Removed.Deaths.
Smallpox——————
Cholera—Plague——————
Diphtheria (inc. Membranous Croup)——————
Diphtheria Carriers——————
Erysipelas196—256—
Scarlet Fever17884—343123—
Typhus Fever——————
Typhoid Fever——————
Paratyphoid Fever———22—
Relapsing Fever——————
Continued Fever——————
Puerperal Pyrexia5146—4846—
Meningococcal Infection77—44—
Poliomyelitis (Paralytic and Non-Paralytic)109216161
Acute-Encephalitis——————
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1515—11—
Pulmonary Tuberculosis143—11126—19
Other forms of Tuberculosis15—116—2
Food Poisoning2614—10——
Malaria——————
Pneumonia10096637242
Dysentery1643—181——
Measles131611—149130—
Whooping Cough45610—2467—
Totals250021480254623764

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 cases
Scarlet Fever146132–––
Measles802203286——
Whooping Cough269681411—
Dysentery (Sonne)7423102—1
Food Poisoning151–11—
Poliomyelitis81––——