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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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I was therefore glad to receive some assistance in this work from
Dr. Rock and Dr. Moss.
I pointed out that the unusual amount of infectious disease during
February had given my inspectors and transport officers an amount of
work considerably above the average. I also reported that the drainage
of Croyland Road School was undergoing a detailed test and examination.
In April I reported that seventeen notifications of diphtheria had been received during March, and submitted the following table, showing the various schools affected and the families in contact.
| Name of School. | Patients. | Families in contact. |
|---|---|---|
| Croyland Road | 5 | 0 |
| Eldon Road | 2 | 1 |
| Silver Street | 2 | 1 |
| Lower Latymer | 1 | 0 |
| Roman Catholic | 0 | 1 |
| Brettenham Road | 1 | 0 |
| Montagu Road | 0 | 1 |
During March many swabs were cultivated and examined from
suspicious throats, but there were not so many as taken in February.
At their meeting in April the Sanitary Committee instructed the
Medical Officer of Health and Inspector of Nuisances to confer at once
with the Architect of the Education Committee, in order that the
necessary steps may be taken to put the drains in proper order.
At their next meeting, in May, I reported to them that, as instructed,
the Inspector of Nuisances and myself had conferred together and met
twice on the ground; that the Architect had put the work in hand at
once, and that on May 6th I visited the school and found that a good
deal of the work necessary had been done, and I expressed the belief that
the rest of the work would be done in a week or ten days.
Enteric Fever. Three cases were notified, as against 12, 34
and 30 in 1911-10-09. This is equal to an attack rate of 0.05 per
thousand of the population. These cases occurred in 3 houses and 3
streets. All cases occurred in separate houses. The removals to our
hospital numbered two—an isolation percentage of 66.66. There was one
death, giving a fatality of 33.33 per cent. of the cases notified, and a
death-rate of .03 per thousand of the population.
There were no secondary cases.