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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The incidence of cancer relative to the various organs of the body is given as under:—
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | 15 | — |
| Œsophagus | 5 | 1 |
| Stomach | 11 | 15 |
| Large intestine | 18 | 14 |
| Genito-urinary | 2 | 4 |
| Breast | — | 10 |
| Liver | 3 | 1 |
| Uterus | — | 7 |
| Buccal cavity | 5 | — |
| Other organs | 12 | 2 |
| 71 | 54 |
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.
The following table gives details as to age and sex of new cases of tuberculosis, also deaths from the disease, this latter figure including the deaths of non-notified cases.
| Age Periods. | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1— 5 years | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5—15 „ | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 |
| 15—25 „ | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 25—35 „ | 22 | 11 | .. | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .. |
| 35—45 „ | 15 | 5 | .. | 2 | 9 | 5 | .. | .. |
| 45—55 „ | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | 13 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| 55-65 „ | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| 65 years upwards | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Totals | 72 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 29 | 7 | 6 |
In addition, 22 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 3 cases of nonpulmonary
tuberculosis previously notified in other areas, moved into
Edmonton.
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