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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
| Visits and revisits to Erysipelas cases | 93 |
| Visits re Erysipelas Disinfection | 10 |
| Visits re Puerperal Fever Cases | 0 |
| Visits re Phthisis voluntarily notified | 3 |
| Visits re Phthisis compulsorily notified | 256 |
| Visits re Phthisis disinfection (after death or removal) | 92 |
| Visits re Chickenpox | 113 |
NON - NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
| Measles. | Mumps. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Doubtful Cases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 1 | 69 | - | 1 |
| February | 2 | 1 | 95 | — | 3 |
| March | 7 | 3 | 92 | — | 9 |
| April | 2 | — | 36 | — | 4 |
| May | 1 | 2 | 22 | — | — |
| June | 1 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 2 |
| July | 8 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| August* | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| September | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| October | 65 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 10 |
| November | 131 | 7 | 37 | 22 | |
| December | 340 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 17 |
| 567 | 28 | 361 | 144 | 72 | |
| * Schools closed for holidays. | |||||
Visits and re-visits re School Notifications concerning non-notifiable
diseases, such as measles, whooping cough, chicken pox (notification for
one year ceased on June 2nd), etc., 1,172 to 1,684 children at 1,213 homes.
This is an increase compared with last year, when the figures were 1,034,
1,748, and 1,138 respectively. (For further information see Annual
Report of School Medical Officer) There were more visits to less children
in more homes than in 1911.
GENERAL WORK.
| Visits to Private Schools | 1 |
| Enquiries re complaints | 33 |
| Miscellaneous visits (compared with 371 last year) | 125 |
| Visits paid to inspect work done after informal notice | 451 |
| Visits re overcrowding 6 | 10 |
| Rooms measured re overcrowding 4 |