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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| 1954 | 1953 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Removed. | Deaths. | No. | Removed. | Deaths. | |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ |
| Cholera—Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (inc. Membranous Croup) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria Carriers | - | — | — | — | — | - |
| Erysipelas | 20 | 2 | — | 19 | 6 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 132 | 51 | _ | 178 | 84 | _ |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relapsing Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Continued Fever | — | — | - | — | _ | _ |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 44 | 43 | - | 51 | 46 | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | - | 7 | 7 | - |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic and Non-Paralytic) | 3 | 3 | - | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| Acute-Encephalitis | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 18 | 18 | - | 15 | 15 | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 85 | — | 18 | 143 | — | 11 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 10 | - | - | 15 | - | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 16 | 2 | — | 26 | 14 | — |
| Malaria | — | — | _ | _ | _ | — |
| Pneumonia | 54 | 1 | 35 | 100 | 9 | 66 |
| Dysentery | 167 | 1 | — | 164 | 3 | — |
| Measles | 37 | — | _ | 1316 | 11 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 204 | 6 | 1 | 456 | 10 | — |
| Totals | 790 | 127 | 54 | 2500 | 214 | 80 |
The above figures are in respect of Civilians and NonCivilians.