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As last year the Charts dealing with scarlet fever, diphtheria,
and enteric fever, based on the uniform plan of a temperature chart, are not
published for economy's sake.
Rats. These rodents becoming again too numerous, virus was laid down
in December, in Pymmes Park, round the refuse heap at the Sewage Farm,
and elsewhere.
Small-Pox. A satisfactory feature of the infectious returns for the year
is the absence of small-pox from amongst them; since 1904 the district has
enjoyed a complete immunity from this disease. An epidemic of this dreadful
disease is overdue, and, judging from the returns of the Vaccination Officer,
there are many Edmonton children unprotected from infection and sure to
die, if attacked. There were no deaths from chicken-pox.
On May 27th the War Office issued a memorandum on " The Diagnosis
of Small-pox."
Vaeeination. The following table of vaccination returns has been
kindly supplied by Mr. Lowman, the Vaccination Officer.

In 1907 there were only 72 certificates granted to parents who alleged they had
conscientious objection to vaccination, but there were 580 this year. This large increase of
persons unprotected from smallpox will gratify no one but an anti-vaccinationist.
Scarlet Fever. 110 cases were notified, giving an attack rate of 1.54
per thousand. 281, 351 and 420 cases were notified in 1915-14-13. There
were 2 deaths, giving a death-rate of 0.03 per thousand of the population.
Besides, one case was notified from the Edmonton Infirmary, who was not
an Edmonton resident, but was treated in our hospital. Not one was doubly
notified, and one case of infection was mixed with diphtheria.
There were also 5 Belgians notified.
Secondary cases numbered 9 out of 110.