[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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TABLE I SOCIAL STATISTICS

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TABLE II VITAL STATISTICS

		M.	F.	Total	Grand Total

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TABLE III COMPARATIVE STATISTICS

	Birth Rate		Death Rate	Infant Mortality Rate
	Live	Still	Death Rate	Infant Mortality Rate

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TABLE IV

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TABLE V MALES

Causes of Death	Weeks				Total in 1 Month	Months				Total under 1 Yr.
Causes of Death	1	2	3	4	Total in 1 Month	1-3	3-6	6-9	9-12	Total under 1 Yr.

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TABLE VI FEMALES

Causes of Death	Weeks				Total in 1 Month	1-3	3-6	6-9	9-12	Total under 1 Yr.
Causes of Death	1	2	3	4	Total in 1 Month	1-3	3-6	6-9	9-12	Total under 1 Yr.

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TABLE VII ACCIDENTS VIOLENT DEATHS 1962 - (Excluding Road Traffic Accidents)

Date	Sex	Age	Cause	Verdict

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TABLE VIII DEATHS BY AGE-GROUPS

Causes of Death	All Ages	- to 1	1 to 2	2 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 and Over

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TABLE IX DEATHS BY SEX-GROUPS

Cause of Death	M	F	TOTAL

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TABLE X MALES - DEATHS BY AGE-GROUPS

Cause of Death	All Ages	- to 1	1 to 2	2 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 and Over

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TABLE XI FEMALES - DEATHS BY AGE-GROUPS

Causes of Death	All Ages	- to 1	1 to 2	2 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 and Over

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TABLE XII ALL DEATHS BY WARDS

Ward	Deaths
Ward	Male	Female

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LABORATORY SERVICE The following specimens submitted from the Edmonton Health Services were examined by the Medical Research Council Laboratory (Edmonton), during the year as follows:-

Nature of Examination	Positive	Negative	Total

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TABLE A Action taken under the Housing and Public Health Acts

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TABLE B RENT ACT, 1957 The above Act came into force on 6th July, 1957, and set out below are details of the applications received during 1962:-

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UNSOUND FOOD The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption

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Samples of ice-cream and milk type lollies were taken for bacteriological examination at the Public Health Laboratory as follows

	Provisional		Grades

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Average RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE BOROUGH OF EDMONTON FOR THE YEAR 1962. MILLIGRAMMES PER LITRE (unless otherwise stated)

Description of Sample	Number of Samples	Ammonia Nitrogen	Albuminoid Nitrogen	Oxidised Nitrogen		Chlorides as CI	Oxygen abs. from Permanganate. 4hrs at 27°C.	Turbidity Units	Colour m.m.brown 2 ft. Tube Burgess's Tintometer	Hardness (Total)	Hardness (non carbonate)	PH Value	Phosphate as P0₄	Silicate as Si02	Surface Active Material as Manoxol	Sulphate as so₄	Natural Fluoride as F.	Magnesium as Mg.	Electrical Conductivity. Micromhos
Description of Sample	Number of Samples	Ammonia Nitrogen	Albuminoid Nitrogen	Nitrite	Nitrate	Chlorides as CI	Oxygen abs. from Permanganate. 4hrs at 27°C.	Turbidity Units	Colour m.m.brown 2 ft. Tube Burgess's Tintometer	Hardness (Total)	Hardness (non carbonate)	PH Value	Phosphate as P0₄	Silicate as Si02	Surface Active Material as Manoxol	Sulphate as so₄	Natural Fluoride as F.	Magnesium as Mg.	Electrical Conductivity. Micromhos

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METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD WATER EXAMINATION DEPARTMENT BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS- YEARLY AVERAGES, 1962.

Source of Supply	Number of samples	BEFORE TREATMENT						AFTER TREATMENT
		Agar plate count per ml.		Coliform count		Escherichia coli count		Number of samples	Agar plate count per ml.		Coliform count	E.coli count
		20-24 hours at 37°C.	3 days at 22°C.	Per cent, samples negative in 100 m]	Count per 100 ml	Per cent samples , negative in 100 ml	Count per 100 ml.	Number of samples	20-24 hours at 37°C.	3 days at 22°C.	Per cent samples negative in 100 ml.	Per cent samples negative in 100 ml.

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The following work has been carried out under the above Acts:-1. Inspections for the purpose of provisions as to Health

Premises	Number in Register	Inspections	Written Notices	Occupiers Prosecuted

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2. Defects found

Particulars	Number of Defects				Number of Defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	to H.M. Inspector	by H.M. Inspector

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3.Outwork- Sections 133 and 134

Nature of Work	No. of Outworkers in August list	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices Served	Prosecutions

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SUMMARY OF ANALYSES

1962	Rainfall in Inches	DEPOSIT IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE
		Insoluble Deposits	Ash	Soluble Deposits	Total Solids
		(a)	(a)	(a)	(a)

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1962	Concentration of Smoke Micrograms per Cubic metre			Concentration of Sulphur Dioxide Micrograms per cubic metre
	Average daily value			Average daily value
	(A)	(B)	(c)	(A)	(B)	(C)

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The Council has decided to make the Borough wholly Smoke Controlled and it is planned to deal with an area each year.

SMOKE CONTROL AREA NO.	OPERATIVE DATE	ACREAGE	NUMBER OF PREMISES
			Domestic	Industrial	Commerical	Other

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Prevalence of Rates and Mice:

	Local Authority	Dwelling Houses	All other including Business and Industrial	Total

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Notification of the main Infectious Diseases are presented in tabular form below: TABLE A

Disease	Total No. of Cases	Number 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

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The following table indicates the wards from which the various cases were notified: TABLE B

Disease	Bury Street Ward	Church Street Ward	Angel Road Ward	Silver Street Ward	North Mi ddx. Hospital	Other Institutions	Total

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(A) Particulars of Outbreaks

Agent	Number of Outbreaks		Number of Cases			Total No. of Cases
	Family Outbreaks	Other Outbreaks	Notified	Otherwise Ascertained

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(C) Salmonella Infections, not Foodborne

Salmonella (type)	Outbreaks		No. of Cases	Single Cases	Total No. of Cases (Outbreaks and Single Cases)
Salmonella (type)	Family	Other	(Outbreaks)	Single Cases	Total No. of Cases (Outbreaks and Single Cases)

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TUBERCULOSIS TABLE T(l)

Age Periods	New Cases _				Deaths
	Respiratory		Non-Respiratory		Respiratory		Non-Respiratory
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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TABLE T(2)

	MALES		FEMALES		TOTAL
	Respiratory	Non-Respiratory	Respiratory	Non-Respiratory

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TABLE T(3) The non-respiratory forms of Tuberculosis notified were:

Part of Body affected	Males	Females

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TABLE T(4) The number of cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1962 was:

	Males	Females	Total

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TABLE T(5) The corresponding figures at the end of 1961 were:

	Males	Females	Total

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TABLE T(6) Corresponding figures for previous years were:

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IMMUNIZATION CARRIED OUT IN EDMONTON DURING 1962.

Born in Years	Diph- therij only	Whooping Cough only	Tetanus only	Combined Diph-theris and Whooping Cough	Combined Diphtheria and Tetanus	Combined Diphtheria Tetanus and Whooping Cough	Diphtheria only	Whooping Cough only	ret anus only	Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough	Combined Diphtheria and Tetanus	Combined Diphtheria Tetanus and Whooping Cough

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VACCINATION AGAINST POLIOMYELITIS EDMONTON - Number of persons vaccinated.

	Under 1 year of age	1 year	2-19 years	20-29 years	Others	Total

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VACCINATIONS AGAINST SMALLPOX carried out in Edmonton during 1962.

Age	Persons Vaccinated or Re-vaccinated Re- Vaccination Vaccination		Cases specially reported during the period
			Generalised Vaccinia	Post vaccinal encephalomyelitis	Deaths from complications of vaccination other than those in cols.(4) and (5)

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40 tables in this report

TABLE I SOCIAL STATISTICS

TABLE II VITAL STATISTICS

TABLE III COMPARATIVE STATISTICS

TABLE IV

TABLE V MALES

TABLE VI FEMALES

TABLE VII ACCIDENTS VIOLENT DEATHS 1962 - (Excluding Road Traffic Accidents)

TABLE VIII DEATHS BY AGE-GROUPS

TABLE IX DEATHS BY SEX-GROUPS

TABLE X MALES - DEATHS BY AGE-GROUPS

TABLE XI FEMALES - DEATHS BY AGE-GROUPS

TABLE XII ALL DEATHS BY WARDS

LABORATORY SERVICE The following specimens submitted from the Edmonton Health Services were examined by the Medical Research Council Laboratory (Edmonton), during the year as follows:-

TABLE A Action taken under the Housing and Public Health Acts

TABLE B RENT ACT, 1957 The above Act came into force on 6th July, 1957, and set out below are details of the applications received during 1962:-

UNSOUND FOOD The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption

Samples of ice-cream and milk type lollies were taken for bacteriological examination at the Public Health Laboratory as follows

Average RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE BOROUGH OF EDMONTON FOR THE YEAR 1962. MILLIGRAMMES PER LITRE (unless otherwise stated)

METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD WATER EXAMINATION DEPARTMENT BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS- YEARLY AVERAGES, 1962.

The following work has been carried out under the above Acts:-1. Inspections for the purpose of provisions as to Health

2. Defects found

3.Outwork- Sections 133 and 134

SUMMARY OF ANALYSES

The Council has decided to make the Borough wholly Smoke Controlled and it is planned to deal with an area each year.

Prevalence of Rates and Mice:

Notification of the main Infectious Diseases are presented in tabular form below: TABLE A

The following table indicates the wards from which the various cases were notified: TABLE B

(A) Particulars of Outbreaks

(C) Salmonella Infections, not Foodborne

TUBERCULOSIS TABLE T(l)

TABLE T(2)

TABLE T(3) The non-respiratory forms of Tuberculosis notified were:

TABLE T(4) The number of cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1962 was:

TABLE T(5) The corresponding figures at the end of 1961 were:

TABLE T(6) Corresponding figures for previous years were:

IMMUNIZATION CARRIED OUT IN EDMONTON DURING 1962.

VACCINATION AGAINST POLIOMYELITIS EDMONTON - Number of persons vaccinated.

VACCINATIONS AGAINST SMALLPOX carried out in Edmonton during 1962.

Also during the year, the following medical examinations or assessments were made prior to appointment to permanent posts