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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Other Forms—
Patients notified once 50
„ „ twice 9
„ „ thrice 1
60
The notifications are thus analysed :—
| Received from— | Lung. | Oilier Forms. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Practitioners (A) | m. 69 | f. 53 | m. 7 | f. 4 |
| S.M.I. (B) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Sanatoria (C and D) | 65 | 66 | 7 | 7 |
| Infirmary (A, C and D) | 33 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| District Medical Officer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospitals (A, C and D) | 6 | 11 | 20 | 18 |
| Other Institutions (A, C and D) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dispensary* | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Voluntary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 186 | 151 | 34 | 34 | |
| 338 | 68 | |||
6 Belgians were notified, all from the Edmonton Infirmary (not included in
the above figures).
* No notifications have ever been received from the Tuberculosis Officer
of our area (No. 1) until this year, when he sent me one pulmonary case.
Scholars. 9 children were notified by the School Medical Inspector
during the year, as suffering from tuberculosis, 7 from pulmonary tuberculosis
(4 boys and 3 girls), and the rest from other forms of tubercle.
SANATORIA.
A circular, conveying a list of sanatoria approved by the Local Government
Board, under the National Insurance Act 1911, was submitted to the Sanitary
Committee in March and again in October.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS
IN MIDDLESEX.
THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE.
The Insurance Committees are central authorities set up in counties and
county boroughs by the National Insurance Act, 1911, which authorities consist