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Edmonton 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Tuberculous Meat and Milk. See Section VI. of this
Report.
Institutional Accommodation. I have received the
following information with reference to this :
(1) Edmonton Workhouse. Medical Officer, Dr. Mort, states that
there is no special accommodation.
(2) Edmonton Infirmary. Superintendent, Dr. Mort, reports
that there is a total of 128 beds reserved for consumptive patients, and
that the advanced cases are treated in the side wards; the patients are not
selected, but are simply admitted as they apply; that there is no fixed
charge, but relatives of patients are assessed according to their means,
if any.
(3) Strand Union Infirmary. Dr. Bebb, Medical Officer
(visiting) reports that there is no special accommodation provided; should
cases be diagnosed, they are sent to the Central London Sick Asylum as
soon as there is a vacancy.
(4) Strand Union Schools. Dr. J.K. Brownlees, Medical
Officer (visiting). Children are received from the Strand, Islington,
Wandsworth, and St. Giles's Guardians. Dr. Brownlees states that there
is no special accommodation provided, but that if any case of phthisis
is discovered the patient is at once sent back to his (or her) own
Guardians.
I received three voluntary notifications.
NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1908.
| These Regulations came into force on January 1st, 1909, throughout England and Wales. | ||
| Form A. | First notification from M.O., Edmonton Infirmary | 52 |
| ,, ,, | Re-notifications „ ,, „ | 2 |
| ,, ,, | First notifications by M.O.'s. of outside Institutions | 3 |
| ,, ,, | Re-notifications ,, ,, | 0 |
| „ B. | First notifications from D.M.O. of Edmonton | 32 |
| ,, ,, | Re-notifications „ ,, ,, | 0 |
| „ c. | First notifications by Superintendent Officer Edmonton | |
| Infirmary | 17 | |
| ,, ,, | Re-notifications ,, ,, „ ,, | 0 |
| ,, ,, | Notifications or re-notifications from Superintendent Officer (Master) of Edmonton Workhouse | 0 |
| ,, ,, | First notifications by Superintendents of outside Institutions | 6 |
| ,, ,, | Re-notifications ,, ,, „ „ | 0 |
| ,, D. | Notifications by R.O., Edmonton District | 0 |
| Total notifications | 112 | |