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Edmonton 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
Visits and re-visits to Erysipelas cases 176
„ re Erysipelas disinfection 12
,, re Puerperal Fever cases 7
„ ye Phthisis voluntarily notified 4
„ ye Pulmonary Tuberculosis compulsorily notified 347
,, re Pulmonary Tuberculosis disinfection (after
death or removal) 167
„ re other forms of Tubercle 91
„ ye Ophthalmia Neonatorum 48
Total 852
NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
Months.
Measles.
Whooping
Cough.
Mumps.
Chicken-pox.
Doubtful
Cases.
Diarrhœa.
January
29
15
1
11
7
...
February
52
4
...
8
6
...
March
58
7
...
7
5
...
April
151
21
...
10
9
...
May
69
33
1
7
14
...
June
48
50
2
41
9
1
July
15
22
...
31
6
...
August
3
5
...
5
2
9
September
...
26
1
30
13
10
October
1
19
1
46
15
...
November
2
8
2
65
5
...
December
...
3
7
67
9
...
Totals
428
213
15
328
100
20
* Schools closed for holidays. One visit rc Cancer disinfection.
Visits and re-visits re School notifications concerning non-notifiable
diseases, such as measles, whooping cough, chicken pox, etc., 1084 to 1415
children at 893 homes; also to one teacher's home. This is a considerable
decrease compared with last year, when the figures were 1922, 2874 and 1788
respectively. (For further information see Annual Report of School Medical
Officer).
GENERAL WORK.
Visits to Private Schools 3
Private Schoolrooms measured 3
Enquiries re complaints 60
Miscellaneous visits (compared with 137 last year) 134
Visits paid to inspect work done after informal notice 535
„ re overcrowding 10
,, re Fabric Misdescription Act 6