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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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MUNICIPAL FOOT CLINIC
Another step further was taken in the year by the decision to establish
a Municipal Foot Clinic in the Borough at the Weir Hall Maternity & Child
Welfare Clinic. The premises were adapted for the purpose but unfortunately
before the clinic could be put into operation the war broke out.
TUBERCULOSIS ' •
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 | |||||
| Male | Female | . Male Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| Under 1 year | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1 - 5 years | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 5-15 " | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 15 - 25 " | 9 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | – | 1 |
| 25 - 35 " | 16 | 9 | 2 | – | 8 | 7 | 1 | – |
| 35 - 45 " | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | – |
| 45 - 55 „ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | – | – |
| 55 - 65 " | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| 65 years upwards | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 47 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 4 |
In addition, 25 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 3 cases of nonpulmonary
tuberculosis previously notified in other areas, moved into Edmonton.
Tho total number of names thus added to the-Register during the year, excluding of course, non-notified deaths, was:-
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Now cases - Respiratory | 47 | 41 |
| Non-respiratory | 13 | 11 |
| Transferred cases - Respiratory | 8 | 17 |
| Non-respiratory | – | 3 |
| 68 | 72 |
The cases dying of tuberculosis and not previously notified were:-
Ualsg Females
Respiratory 2
Non-respiratory 2 1
There were thus 5 non-notified deaths out ot a total of 69 persons
registered as dying of tuberculosis (Registerar*s figures). Regarding the
non-notification of tho above cases, there vras no suggestion of wilful neglect
or of refusal to notify.
The non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis notified were:-
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Spine | 1 | 1 |
| Other bones and joints | 2 | 2 |
| Meningeal | 1 | 3 |
| Glands | 4 | 2 |
| Abdomen | – | 2 |
| Kidney | 3 | 1 |
| Testis | 2 | – |
The Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, relate
to tuberculous employees in the milk trade; whilst Section 172 of the Public
Health Act, 1936, gives power to the Local Authority to remove to hospital
certain cases of tuberculosis which are dangerous to other people
No occasion during the year had occurred in which it has been necessary
to invoke these powers.