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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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In addition 16 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 1 case of non-pulmonary
tuberculosis previously notified in other areas, moved into Edmonton.
The total number of names added to the Register for the first time during the year, excluding of course, non-notified deaths was :—
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| New cases (respiratory) | 79 | 76 |
| (non-respiratory) | 10 | 7 |
| Transferred cases (respiratory) | 6 | 10 |
| (non-respiratory) | 1 | |
| 95 | 94 | |
| The cases dying of Tuberculosis and not previously notified were :— | ||
| Males. | Females. | |
| Respiratory | 5 | 1 |
| Non-respiratory | — | 2 |
| There were thus 8 non-notified deaths out of a total of 72 persons registered as dying of tuberculosis (Registrar's figures). Regarding the nonnotification of the above cases, there was no suggestion of wilful neglect or of refusal to notify. The non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis notified were :— | ||
| Males. | Females. | |
| Skin | — | — |
| Genito-urinary tract | — | 1 |
| Other bones and joints | 3 | — |
| Kidney | — | 1 |
| Glands | 4 | 3 |
| Spine | — | — |
| Abdomen | 1 | 1 |
| Liver | — | — |
| Brain | 2 | 1 |
| Miliary | — | — |
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 those powers.
The number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1947 was :—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary forms | 369 | 321 | 690 |
| Non-pulmonary forms | 73 | 84 | 157 |
| 442 | 405 | 847 | |
| The corresponding figures at the end of 1946 were :— | |||
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Pulmonary forms | 344 | 288 | 632 |
| Non-pulmonary forms | 73 | 87 | 160 |
| 417 | 375 | 792 | |