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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Of the total of 78 deaths from pneumonia and broncho-pneumonia, 45
took place in hospitals. On the other hand, a number of deaths from lobar
pneumonia taking place in hospitals were not notified during the life of
the individual. One can only assume that the individual was admitted to
hospital before a diagnosis was made and hence not notified, whilst the
resident doctor in the hospital assumed that such a notification had been made
prior to admission.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The following table gives details as to age and sex of new cases ol tuberculosis, also the deaths from the disease, these latter figures including the non-notified cases.
| Age Periods. | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | Respiratory | Nou-respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under i year | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1— 5 years | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | ||
| 5—15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
| 15—25 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 |
| 25—35 | 13 | 13 | .. | 1 | 12 | 3 | .. | 1 |
| 35—45 | 11 | 8 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | |
| 45—55 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | |
| 55—65 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. |
| 65 years upwards | 2 | * * | .. | • • | .. | 2 | .. | • • |
| Totals | 48 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 2 |
In addition, seventeen cases of tuberculosis previously notified in another
district, moved into Edmonton.
Excluding non-notified deaths, the 118 cases added to the Register
during 1933 were made up as follows:—
Males. Females.
New Cases—respiratory 48 40
,, ,, non-respiratory 8 5
Transferred Cases—respiratory 6 10
,, ,, non-respiratory 1 —
63 55
30