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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Details as to the form and age of patients affected, etc., are given in the subjoined table:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulm. | Non-Pulm. | Pulm. | Non-Pulm. | |||||
| M | f | M | F | M | F | m | F | |
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1— 5 years | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| 5-10 „ | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 10—15 „ | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| 15—20 „ | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 20—25 „ | 4 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — |
| 25-35 „ | 14 | 17 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 35—45 .. | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 45—55 „ | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 55—65 „ | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3 | - | - | — |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 58 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 4 | 3 |
The Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, relate
to tuberculous employees in the milk trade. In order to obtain the necessary
information, the occupation of all tuberculous persons are carefully enquired
into and transmitted to the Medical Officer of Health by the doctor in charge
of the local tuberculosis dispensary.
No person notified during the year was engaged in the milk trade.
The following deaths from tuberculosis occurred without prior notification:—
| Male. | Female. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 4 | 3 | 7 |