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Edmonton 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
Visits and re-visits to Erysipelas cases 71
Visits ye Erysipelas disinfection 7
Visits re Puerperal Fever cases 2
Visits re Phthisis voluntarily notified 3
Visits re Pulmonary tuberculosis compulsorily notified 366
Visits re Pulmonary Tuberculosis disinfection (after death
or removal) 129
Visits re other forms of Tubercle 98
NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
Months.
Measles.
Mumps.
Whooping
Cough.
Chicken-pox.
Doubtful
Cases.
January
277
12
27
28
9
February
112
23
3
18
10
March
26
7
14
12
8
April
32
12
16
19
7
May
42
39
28
19
18
June
14
47
27
9
2
July
6
75
25
11
12
August*
...
...
...
...
...
September
1
9
13
5
3
October
3
18
6
3
13
November
3
9
15
15
7
December
1
12
2
34
9
Totals
5i7
263
176
173
98
'Schools closed for holidays.
Visits and re-visits re School notifications concerning non-notifiable
diseases, such as measles, whooping cough, chicken pox, etc., 1,227 to i,94'
children at 1,310 homes. This is an increase compared with last year, when
the figures were 1,172, 1,684 and 1,213 respectively. (For further information
see Annual Report of School Medical Officer). There were more visits to more
children in more homes than in 1912.
GENERAL WORK.
Visits to Private Schools
0
Enquiries re complaints
32
Miscellaneous visits (compared with 125 last year)
111
Visits paid to inspect work done after informal notice
237
Visits re overcrowding 4
8
Rooms measured w overcrowding4