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Edmonton 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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SECTION Ila.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES—NOTIFIABLE.
The Infectious Diseases Notification and Prevention Acts have been in
force in this District since March 31st, 1891.
Table V. shows the number of cases notified and the deaths from the
notifiable Diseases for 1913, and the ten preceding years. The same Table
also shews the deaths that have occurred from non-notifiable diseases for this
period. This is not a Local Government Board Table.
Table II. shows details as to age-distribution and locality of the notified
cases, and number of cases removed to hospital.
The following Table shows the number of cases notified and the number isolated, the percentage of these to the cases notified, and the fatality,
| Disease. | Cases Notified. | No. isolated in Hospital. | Isolations per cent. | Total Deaths. | Fatality per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 429 | 397 | 92.54 | 1 | 0.23 |
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | 131 | 125 | 95.52 | 15 | 11.45 |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | 8 | 100.00 | 2 | 25.00 |
| Totals | 568 | 530 | — | 18 | — |
Foreigners. There were notified from Edmonton Union Infirmary
9 scarlet fever, 1 erysipelas, and 1 puerperal fever cases. Of these the puerperal
fever case died. They were all, except the erysipelas and the puerperal fever
cases, connected with other districts of the Union, and were not sent to our
Hospital, except the scarlet fever cases; there was one case of erysipelas
in the Strand Workhouse.
Compared with last year the table shows 217 more notifications of scarlet
fever, but, as in 1912, only one fatal case. There were 5 less notifications of
diphtheria, but the percentage of fatal cases was slightly higher; the
notifications of enteric fever were 4 less, but the fatality was less than half that
of 1912.