Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Whooping Cough.
Edmonton children are immunised against Whooping Cough. The
material used is "Vaccine A," and during the year, 751 appointments were
made for this treatment—488 children completed treatment.
The following table gives the age, incidence, etc., of those suffering from
notifiable diseases, excluding tuberculosis which is dealt with separately.
It must be noted that the figures in the second column " No. removed to
hospital "includes those already under treatment at a hospital, for instance,
the North Middlesex County Hospital.
This remark applies more particularly to the infections associated with
parturition and includes puerperal pyrexia and ophthalmia neonatorum.
The number of deaths from Pneumonia includes all forms of this disease.
Disease | Total No. of Cases | No. Removed to Hospital | Deaths | to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10- | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and over |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 256 | 230 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 149 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | ... |
Diphtheria | 30 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 81 | 81 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 60 | 15 | ... | ... |
Pneumonia | 44 | 4 | 41 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
Erysipelas | 43 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 4 |
Ophth- Neonatorum | 20 | 18 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Dysentery | 99 | 77 | ... | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 20 |
Whooping Cough | 261 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 43 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... |
Measles | 253 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 116 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... |
C.S.F | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
The following table indicates the Wards from which the various cases were notified :—
Disease | Bury Street Ward | Church Street Ward | Angel Road Ward | Silver Street Ward | N. Middx. C. Hosp. | Other Instns. | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 61 | 107 | 25 | 59 | 4 | ... | 256 |
Diphtheria | 18 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | 30 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5* | 54 | 4 | 81 |
Pneumonia | 27 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 44 |
Erysipelas | 13 | 3 | 12 | 14 | l | ... | 43 |
Ophth-N eonatorum | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 20 | |
Dysentery | 18 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 99 | |
Whooping Cough | 76 | 73 | 59 | 53 | ... | ... | 261 |
Measles | 69 | 70 | 80 | 34 | ... | ... | 253 |
C.S.F | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 7 |