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Edmonton 1916

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

Published
1917
Pages
92
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

  • Page 19
    TABLE IV. Infant Mortality (excluding 3 Belgians), 1918. Nett deaths from stated causes at various Ages under one Year of Age.
    Cause of Death,Classification.Under 1 week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total deaths under 1 year.
    None Uncertified
  • Page 20
    The table of vital statistics for 1916, showing the various rates for the whole country and for several of the urban districts of Middlesex, is given for the purpose of comparison.
    Estimated Civil Population, middle of 1916.Annual rates per 1,000 of the population.Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births registered.
    Nett Births.Nett Deaths.Zymotic Deaths.
  • Page 21
    INFANTILE MORTALITY.
    Month.After births.Re-visits.After 6 months.Neglected infants.After deaths.Diarrhœal diseases.
  • Page 21
    INSPECTIONS under FACTORY & WORKSHOPS ACTS.
    Month.Factories.Workshops.Laundries.Outworkers.Rooms measured up
  • Page 21
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
  • Page 23
    Women Officers' Indoor Work, 1916.
    Office Work.Statistical Work.Tuberculosis Accounts.Infant Welface Centre.
  • Page 28
    The following table shows the number of cases notified amongst residents and the number isolated, the percentage of these to the cases notified, and the fatality, i.e., the percentage of cases dying to those notified.
    Disease.Cases Notified.No. isolated in Hospital.Isolations per cent.Total Deaths.Fatality per cent.
  • Page 29
    VACCINATION RETURNS FOR 1916.
    Births.Successful Vaccinations.Conscientious Certificates.Deaths under one year unvaccinated.Still un- vaccinated but address known.Postponed owing to illness.Certified unsusceptible.Removed and untraced.
  • Page 36
    Lungs-
  • Page 37
    Other Forms-
  • Page 37
    The notifications are thus analysed :—
  • Page 58
    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1916 and ten previous Years.
    Year.Nett Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the DistrictTransferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Number.Rate.Of Non-residents registered in the District.Of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.RateNumber.Rate per 1,000 Nett BirthsNumber.Hate
    OutIn
    12345678910111213
  • Page 59
    TABLE II.—All cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1916. (Excluding the Military.)
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Ward or Institution.Residents Removed to our Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages - Years.1234567
    Bury Street Ward.Ch'rch Street Ward.Fore Street Ward.Rsdnts. Edm'ton Infirm'yTotal of Rsdnts.Others in Edm'ton Infirrn'yBelgian Refug'es
    Under 11 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 and upwds.
  • Page 60
    TABLE III. Deaths registered during the calendar year 1916, classified by age and caus (The nine deaths among Belgian refugees are in brackets.)
    Causes of Death (All causes; none uncertified).Classification.Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the district.Total Deaths whether Residents or ' Nonresidents ' in Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 Year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.
    Non-Residents.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)
  • Page 62
    The following is a list of the work carried out during the year :—
  • Page 63
    INSPECTIONS Herewith I append the number of inspections, both periodical and general, together with a summary of the sanitary improvements carried out:—
  • Page 64
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  • Page 65
    Herewith I append a statement of the work done under the "Sale of Food and Drugs' Act" by the Middlesex County Council Inspector for this district, kindly supplied by the Chief of the Food and Drugs Department :—
    Article.Taken.Adulterated.
  • Page 71
    THE SCHOOLS OF EDMONTON. (17 in Number.)
  • Page 72
    Attendance. Mr. Heap has kindly furnished me with the following figures for this and the next two tables :—
    End of June, 1915.End of June, 1916.
    Number on books.Average attendance.Number on books.Average attendance.
  • Page 72
    The number of children on the books of the elementary schools of the district at the end of June, 1916, was 13,281; and the accommodation was 14 ,365. The accommodation and the number of children attending each school are given below :—
    School.Infants.Junior Mixed.Girls.Boys.
    Accom.No. on books.Accom.No. on books.Accom.No. on books.Accom.No. on books.
  • Page 73
    TABLE I. Of the Board of Education, The ages and numbers of children inspected were as follows :—
    Ages.Entrants.8 year old group.Leavers.Totals.
    5671213 and over.
  • Page 76
    RETURN SHOWING PHYSICAL CONDITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED— ROUTINE. Total Inspected, 4,412 Boys, 2,190; Girls, 2222. Ages 5—8, t,527—Boys, 736 ; Girls, 791. Ages 8—9, 1,5] 1—15oys, 767 ; Girls, 744. Ages 12 to end, 1,374—Boys, 687 ; Girls, 687. BOYS. GIRLS.
    Ages 5—6Ages 6—7Ages 7—8Ages 8—9Ages 12—13Ages 13 and over.Ages 5—6Ages 6—7Ages 7—8Ages 8—9Ages 12—13Ages 13 and over.
  • Page 78
    The number of children excluded at the routine inspection was 251— 111 boys and 140 girls, the reasons for exclusion being:—
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls
  • Page 80
    TABLE II. (for Board of Education.) RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND DURING MEDICAL INSPECTION.
    Boys.Girls.