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census population (unrevised) in April, 1911. To this my Council would
not assent, and during the whole of 1912 efforts were made to arrive at an
agreement with the Gaurdians which would be fair and equitable to both
sides. One payment was made on the new basis by the Guardians, but
thereafter payment was withheld until my Council consented to sign an
agreement dated December 11th, 1912.
Charts are given dealing with scarlet fever, diphtheria, and enteric
fever, based on the uniform plan of a temperature chart. These charts
graphically show the weekly incidence of these diseases, both for 1911 and
1912.
Small Pox. A satisfactory featuro of the infectious returns for
the year is the absence of small pox from amongst them; since 1904 the
district has enjoyed a complete immunity from this disease. An epidemic
of this dreadful disease is overdue, and judging from the returns of the
Vaccination Officer there are many Edmonton children unprotected from
infection, and sure to die if attacked. There were no deaths from
chicken pox. Chicken pox was made notifiable for one year on and from
June 3rd, 1911. When this period expired on June 2nd, 1912, compulsory
notification by practitioners was not renewed.
Vaccination. The following table of vaccination returns for
the year 1911 has been kindly supplied by Mr. Lowman, the Vaccination
Officer. The returns for 1912 will not be available for some months.

* Some of the cases removed are known to have been vaccinated, but as the
certificates were not received, they could not be included in the return. It
should be noted that omitting to forward the certificate is as much an offence
against the Vaccination Acts as neglecting to have the child vaccinated. In
1907 there were only 72 Certificates granted to parents who alleged they had
conscientious objection to vaccination, but there were 174 in 1908, 240 in
1909 and 340 in 1910. This large increase of persons unprotected from smallpox
will gratify no one but an anti-vaccinationist.
Scarlet Fever. 211 (including a resident at Edmonton
Infirmary) cases were notified, giving an attack rate of 3.24 per thousand.
68, 155, and 283 cases were notified in 1911-10-9. The patients were
distributed amongst 147 houses and 89 streets. One case occurred in 114
houses; two cases occurred in 20 houses; three cases in 10 houses; four