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Enfield 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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During the year, the following cases were admitted from Enfield to South Lodge Hospital.
| Glandular Fever | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 16 |
| Pneumonia and Whooping Cough | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 |
| Gastro-enteritis | 8 |
| Chicken pox | 3 |
| Influenza | 1 |
| Osteomyelitis | 1 |
| Diarrhoea and Vomiting | 3 |
| Measles and Pneumonia | 1 |
| Erythema | 1 |
| Dysentery | 2 |
| Meningitis and Appendicitis | 1 |
| Pyrexia | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 |
| 48 |
DIPHTHERIA
For the eighth year in succession no case of Diphtheria occurred
in the Borough.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
1,331 children were immunised for the first time and 2,142
received subsequent reinforcing doses during the year.
These figures show an increase on last year's figures, but
I do not consider the number of parents accepting this service for
their children is yet sufficiently high to warrant any sense of security.
WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION
1,158 children were immunised against Whooping Cough for the
first time during the year, and 351 received subsequent re-inforcing
doses.
It is encouraging to record that these figures again shew an
increase.