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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The table below gives details of the ages and sex of new cases of Tuberculosis, also deaths from the disease; this latter figure includes 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 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1— 5 years | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| 5—15 „ | 8 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15—25 „ | 29 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... |
| 25—35 „ | 15 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... |
| 35-45 „ | 12 | 10 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... |
| 45—55 „ | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 55—65 „ | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| 65 years upwards | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... |
| 92 | 82 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 2 | |
In addition 21 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) | 82 | |
| (non-respiratory) | 10 | 16 |
| Transferred cases (respiratory) | 10 | 11 |
| (non-respiratory) | ... | 1 |
| 112 | 110 |
The cases dying of Tuberculosis and not previously notified were :—
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | 4 | — |
| Non-respiratory | — | — |
There were thus 4 non-notified deaths out of a total of 53 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Other bones and joints | I | 1 |
| Glands | 4 | 8 |
| Spine | — | 1 |
| Abdomen | — | 2 |
| Brain | 3 | 3 |
| Anus | 1 | — |