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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TABLE VI.
Table showing the Number of Cases Notified and the Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases
for the Year 1905 and ten preceding years.
Disease. | 1905. | 1904. | 1903. | 1902. | 1901. | 1900. | 1899. | 1898. | 1897. | 1896. | 1895. | ||||||||||||
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Pop. 54,606 | Pep. 53,358 | Pop. 52,139 | Pop. 50,388 | Pop 44,911 | Pop 47,166 | Pop. 39,523 | Pop. 35,836 | Pop. 33,804 | Pop. 31,888 | Pop. 30,080 | |||||||||||||
Cases | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | ||
Notifiable | Small Pox | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 701 | 120 | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
Scarlet fever | 259 | 6 | 181 | 1 | 119 | 2 | 170 | 6 | 56 | 6 | 136 | 4 | 167 | 4 | 124 | 2 | 148 | 5 | 269 | 4 | 162 | 4 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 17 | 4 | 46 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 60 | 13 | 42 | 8 | 43 | 10 | 39 | 12 | 34 | 7 | 91 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 12 | |
Erysipelas | 66 | ??? | 74 | 5 | 63 | 2 | 66 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 56 | 4 | 44 | .. | .. | 2 | 58 | .. | 41 | .. | |
Enteric fever | 44 | 6 | 38 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 86 | 14 | 65 | 5 | 67 | 6 | 43 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 30 | 5 | |
Simple Continued fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Puerperal fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Non-notoifiable. | Diarrhoea and Epidemic Enteritis | .. | 56 | .. | 151 | .. | .. | .. | 46 | .. | 71 | .. | 68 | .. | 126 | .. | 125 | .. | 73 | .. | 61 | .. | 39 |
Enteritis | .. | 10 | .. | 14 | .. | 8 | .. | 29 | .. | 39 | .. | 74 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | 27 | .. | 28 | .. | 10 | .. | 19 | .. | 15 | .. | 7 | .. | 16 | .. | 16 | .. | 20 | .. | 36 | .. | 5 | |
Whooping Cough | .. | 30 | .. | 7 | .. | 19 | .. | 20 | .. | 3 | .. | 30 | .. | 2 | .. | 24 | .. | 9 | .. | 12 | .. | 8 | |
Influenza | .. | 9 | .. | 10 | .. | 2 | .. | 8 | .. | 6 | 55 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Phthisis | .. | 42 | .. | 71 | .. | 58 | .. | 45 | .. | 38 | .. | 64 | .. | 48 | .. | 38 | .. | 46 | .. | 47 | .. | 32 |
Infectious Diseases Notification Act has been in force since March 1st, 1891.
Deaths in the Strand Union and amongst non-residents in the Edmonton Union are excluded from this table.
Deaths of Residents occurring outside the District are included.