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Barnet 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]

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Of this number two deaths (Diphtheria) do not belong to
the district.
The number of cases of Infectious Diseases notified during
1911 was 54, being an increase of 23 over 1910. After an
exceptional freedom from Zymotic Disease during the spring
and summer, Scarlet Fever was prevalent in the early autumn.
This appears to have been the experience of surrounding
districts.

The following table shows the number of notifications to the Sanitary Authority during the year of each disease specified in the Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, and the number removed to Hospital:—

Nature of Infectious Disease.Notified.Removed to Hospital.
Small-pox....
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup1210
Erysipelas51*
Scarlet Fever3732
Typhoid or Enteric Fever....
Typhus Fever....
Relapsing Fever....
Continued Fever....
Puerperal Fever....
Total5143

*Removed to London Hospital.
WATER SUPPLY.
The District is supplied with water from the mains of
the Barnet Water Company. The water is derived from deep
wells sunk into the chalk, situate—1 at East Barnet, 3 at
New Barnet, 1 at Potters Bar, and 1 at Tyttenhanger,
Colney Heath.
The buildings and machinery in connection with the
latter well were completed during the year, and the well has
been in use since the summer.
The water supply of Barnet is improving, and it may
now be said to be practically constant.
Cisterns supplying houses still continue to receive
attention, in order to secure their protection from
contamination.