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Edmonton 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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SECTION II A.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES—NOTIFIABLE.
The Infectious Diseases Notification and Prevention Acts have been in
force in this district since March 31st, 1891.
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
| Disease. | Cases Notified. | No. isolated in Hospital. | Isolations per cent. | Total Deaths. | Fatality per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 110 | 103 | 93.6 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | 67 | 65 | 97.0 | 6.0 | |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 5 | 83 3 | 3 | 50.0 |
| Totals | 183 | 173 | — | 9 | — |
Compared with last year, the table shows 171 less notifications of scarlet
fever, and less fatal cases actually and relatively. There were 22 less notifications
of diphtheria, and the percentage of fatal cases was about half; the
notifications of enteric fever were one more, but the fatality was greater
actually and relatively than last year.
Besides those recorded in the above table—amongst the Belgian refugees
there were 5 cases of scarlet fever, 4 cases of diphtheria, 1 of erysipelas and
4 of puerperal fever, also 18 (English) measles, making a total of 32 cases;
all of them were removed to the institutions of the Metropolitan Asylums
Board or the Edmonton Workhouse Infirmary; no deaths occurred.
Foreigners. There were notified from the Edmonton Infirmary 2
scarlet fever, 4 erysipelas, 18 puerperal fever, 1 poliomyelitis and 2
ophthalmia neonatorum cases. Of these, 1 case each of scarlet fever and
erysipelas, and 2 cases of puerperal fever, were former residents in this
district, and are therefore included in the above table. Amongst the military
I received notifications as follow.—6 scarlet fever, 1 diphtheria, 3 enteric
fever and 1 cerebro-spinal fever; also 2 English and 3 German measles.