Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics ; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Births are in table B.) | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined ages. | (i.) | Mortality from subjoined causes, Distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |||
Smallpox. | Scarlatina | Diphtheria | Membranous Croup. | FEVERS. | Cholera. | Erysipelas | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued. | Be-lapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a.) | (b.) | (e.) | (d.) | (e.) | (f.) | (g) | (h.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Edmonton | 365 | 133 | 65 | 10 | 13 | 94 | 50 | Under 5 | ... | 4 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 37 | ... | 1 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 88 | 198 | |
5 upwds | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 22 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 76 | 167 | |||||||||
Edmonton Union | Parish | 47 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 23 | 20 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | ... | 27 | 44 | |||||||||
Belonging to other Parishes | 98 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 39 | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 14 | ...... | 57 | 92 | ||||||||||
Strand Union (including Schools) | 98 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 49 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||
5 upwds | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 37 | 2 | ... | 37 | 87 | |||||||||
Totals | 608 | 147 | 71 | 12 | 17 | 190 | 171 | Under 5 | ... | 4 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 41 | ... | 1 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 100 | 218 | |
5 upwds | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 47 | 87 | 38 | 5 | 197 | 390 | |||||||||
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
Deaths occuring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 196 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 101 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 10 | 17 | |
5 upwds | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 19 | 45 | 16 | ... | 94 | 179 |
B. TABLE OF POPULATION, BIRTHS, AND OF NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1895, in the Edmonton Urban
Sanitary District; classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. | Population at all Ages. | Begistered Births. | Aged under 5 or over 5. | New Casks of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health. | Number of such Cases removed from their Homks in the several Localities for treatment in Isolation Hospital. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Census 1891. | Estimated to middle of 1895. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Smallpox. | Scarlatina | Diphtheria | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas | Smallpox. | Scarlatina | Diphtheria | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas | ||||||||||||||
Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued. | Be-lapsing. | Puerperal. | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued. | Re-lapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||
(a.) | (b.) | (e.) | (d.) | (e.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Edmonton | 23,473 | 30,080 | 968 | Under 5 | ... | 36 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5 upwds. | 1 | 107 | 18 | ... | ... | 28 | ... | 4 | ... | 34 | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Edmonton Union | Edmonton Parish | 226 | 9 | Under 5 | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Other Parishes | 474 | 40 | 5 upwds. | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Strand Union (including Schools) | 1,346 | 1,057 | 7 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
5 upwds. | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
Totals | 25,380 | 31,837 | 1,024 | Under 5 | ... | 43 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5 upwds | 1 | 119 | 18 | ... | ... | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 1 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
State here whether " Notification of Infectious Disease " is compulsory in the District:—Yes. Since when 1:—1st March, 1891. Besides the above-mentioned Diseases, insert in the columns with
blank headings the names of any that are notifiable in the District, and till the columns accordingly. State here the name of the Isolation Hospital used by the sick of the District. Mark (H) the Locality in which
such Hospital is situated ; and if not within the District, state where it is situated :—Scarlet Fever to Enfield Isolation Hospital (without District), except 2 taken to Tottenham by Metropolitan Asylums Board. The
case of Diphtheria taken by Tottenham District Council. The-cases of Typhoid admitted in Tottenham Hospital through private charity. The case of Small Pox in Highgate.