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Edmonton 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASES-NOTIFIABLE.
The Infectious Diseases Notification and Prevention Acts have been in
force in this District since March 1st, 1891.
Table VI. shows the number of cases notified and the deaths from the
notifiable diseases for 1008 and the ten preceding years. The same table
also shows the deaths that have occurred from non-notifiable diseases for this
period. This is not a Local Government Board Table.
Table III. shows details as to age - distribution and locality of the
notified cases, and the number of cases removed to hospital from each Ward.
In May the cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria notified were unusually
numerous. They amounted to 54, as compared with 13 for May,
1907. There were no special foci of either disease, but the cases were generally
distributed over all parts of the District.
The following Table shows the numbsr of cases notified and the number isolated, the percentage of these to the cases notified, and the fatality,
| Disease. | Cases Notified. | No. isolated in Hospital. | Isolations per cent. | Total Deaths. | Fatality per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 308 | 275 | 89.28 | 12 | 3.89 |
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | 158 | 124 | 78.48 | 27 | 17.08 |
| Enteric Fever | 36* | 25* | 69.44* | 7* | 19.44* |
| Totals | 502 | 424 | – | 46 | – |
*This includes a Waltham Ahbey case notified from, treated and died at the
Edmonton Union Infirmary.
Compared with last year, the figures show 77 more notifications of
Scarlet Fever, and a slightly greater fatality; there were 63 more notifications
of Diphtheria, with a smaller percentage of fatal cases; the notifications
•of Enteric Fever were 7 more, but the disease was more fatal in its results.
A chart is given with each section of this Report dealing with Scarlet
Fever, Diphtheria, and Enteric Fever, based on the uniform plan of a
temperature chart. These charts graphically show the weekly incidence of
these diseases, both for 1907 and 1908.
Small-Pox. A satisfactory feature of the infectious disease returns
for the year is the absence of Small-pox from amongst them; as in 1905,
1906 and 1907, the district has enjoyed complete immunity from this disease
during the year.