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Edmonton 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TABLE III.—Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during- the Year 1908.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Cases Notified in whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital fkom each Locality. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| U nder 1 | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwds. | Bury Street Ward. | Church Street Ward. | Fore Street Ward. 2 w. | Edmonton Union. | Bury Street Ward | Church Street Ward. | Fore Street Ward. 2 w. | Total cases removed to Hsptl. | ||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 158 | 1 | 71 | 65 | 9 | 12 | ... | 54 | 65 | 39 | ... | 43 | 46 | 35 | 124 |
| Erysipelas | 73 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 22 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Scarlet fever | 30S | 4 | 83 | 190 | 18 | 13 | 95 | 101 | 112 | ... | 90 | 87 | 98 | ... | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever † | 36 | ... | 1 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 1 | ] l | 14 | 10 | 1† | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 577 | 5 | 160 | 269 | 42 | 91 | 10 | 184 | 208 | 185 | 1 | 140 | 144 | 141 | 425 |
† One case (man 46 years) brought from Waltham Abbey, was notified as Enteric Fever by Edmonton Workhouse Infirmary.
Isolation Hospitals
1. Middlesex Districts Joint Small Pox Hospital in South Minims Rural District. There are 250 beds available for Patients from the areas
of the constituent Authorities, and no others are admitted. The beds are not apportioned in any way to particular districts.
2. Enlield and Edmonton Joint Isolation Hospital at World's End, Winchmore Hill, in the Urban District of Enfield. The accommodation
on December 31st, 1908, was stated by the Medical Superintendent to be Scarlet Fever, 78 beds: Diphtheria, 13 beds; Mixed
Infection, 18 beds : Enteric *ever, 14 beds ; and Observation, 2 beds = Total, 125 beds.
3 Clavering's Farm (Edmonton District) has emergency Building for ten males and six females.