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Edmonton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.
Cases of ophthalmia neonatorum are promptly visited and if thought
necessary are removed to St. Margaret's Hospital for treatment. No cases of
blindness have arisen during the year due to this cause.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The following table gives details as to age and sex of new cases of tuberculosis, also the deaths from the disease, this latter figure including the deaths of non-notified cases.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-resp'ry. | Respiratory. | Non-resp'ry. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1— 5 years | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 5—16 ,, | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 15—25 ,, | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 35—35 „ | 19 | 14 | 1 | — | 16 | 7 | — | — |
| 35—45 ,, | 11 | 5 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 45—55 ,, | 6 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 55—65 ,, | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 85 and upwards | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Totals | 60 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 4 | 6 |
In addition, 25 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 3 cases of nonpulmonary
tuberculosis previously notified in other districts, moved into
Edmonton.
The total number of names thus added to the register during the year excluding, of course, non-notified deaths—was :—
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| New cases— Respiratory | 60 | 42 |
| ,, ,, Non-respiratory | 11 | 6 |
| Transferred cases—Respiratory | 13 | 12 |
| ,, ,, Non-respiratory | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 85 | 62 |