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INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THE MEANS TAKEN
TO PREVENT THEIR SPREAD.
It will be seen from Table III. that 248 cases of infectious
diseases were notified during the year, as compared
with 192 in the preceding year, 214 in 1906, and 122 in 1905.
Of these, 185 ware Scarlet Fever, 48 Diphtheria, 1 Puerperal
Fever, and 14 Erysipelas.
Of these, 127 were notified from North Southgate, and
121 from South Southgate.
These 248 cases represent infection in 183 houses, all of
which were subsequently disinfected by the Sanitary Authority.
In all cases disinfectants were supplied, instructions given as
to the carrying out of isolation as efficiently as possible in
cases of non-removal to the hospital, and the sanitary condition
of the premises inspected.
In 23 houses sanitary defects were found, consisting
chiefly of defective water-closets and defective yard pavings.
These defects have all been remedied under the supervision
of the Sanitary Authority.
The notification of these diseases was, therefore, the
means of causing the inspection, apart from the ordinary
inspections, of 183 premises, and the remedy of insanitary
condition in 23.
One hundred and sixty-three cases were removed to
the Isolation Hospital at Palmers Green. Of these, 140 were
Scarlet Fever and 23 Diphtheria.
Four cases were removed to the Liverpool Road Hospital,
Islington, and two cases to the Enfield Hospital.
The Infectious Sickness Rate of the District was
7'7 per 1,000 of the population, as against 6'7 in the preceding
year, 8'3 in 1906, and 5'4 in 1905.
The rate for North Southgate was 12'3, and that for
South Southgate was 5'5.
This marked difference between the rates of North and
South Southgate was not due to any epidemic in North
Southgate, but to the fact that, in proportion to its population,
both Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria were far more prevalent
throughout most of the year than in South Southgate, as was
the case in the preceding year also.
There is no evidence to accouut for this, and I am unable
to offer any satisfactory explanation.