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Edmonton 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: The non-pulmonary forms of tuberculosis were:—

The non-pulmonary forms of tuberculosis were:—

Male.Female.Total.
Bones and Joints415
Glandular224
Spine2—2
Other forms7411

Table: The notifications of the pulmonary form were received from the following :

The notifications of the pulmonary form were received from the following :

General Practitioners45
Tuberculosis Medical Officers25
Various Hospitals27
Asylum Medical Officers1
Removals into District7
Sanatoria5
Military Authorities—
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The number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of the year
was 780, made up as follows:—
Male. Female.
Pulmonary forms 336 263
Non-pulmonary forms 90 91
The corresponding total for 1927 was 768.
Dr. Tate, the County Medical Officer of Health, has kindly furnished
me with the following particulars which relate to Edmonton patients.
The dispensary is in Fore Street, under the charge of Dr. Evans.
Number of new cases seen at the Dispensary during 1928 405
Number diagnosed as suffering from tuberculosis 101
Total number of persons suffering from tuberculosis and
treated or supervised at or in connection with the dispensary
during 1928 541
Number of cases sent to Sanatoria 83
„ „ Hospital 8
„ ,, Surgical Hospital 24
„ „ Observation Hospital 25
Number of sputa examined 286
„ „ found positive 57
The Public Health Act, 1925, Section 62, deals with the compulsory
removal to Hospital of persons suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis in an
infectious state and who are living under such conditions as to accommodation
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