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Edmonton 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton, UDC]
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ISOLATION HOSPITAL—The accommodation of the Hospital
is for 18 beds.
During the year 14 cases of diphtheria, 15 cases of scarlet fever,
and 4 of enteric fever were treated in the Hospital.
Smallpox cases are sent to the Surrey County Smallpox Hospital
at Clandon.
Bacteriological diagnosis is carried out by the Camberwell Research
Laboratories in cases of Diphtheria, Tuberculosis and other diseases
where necessary.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE—The number of cases of infectious diseases is more than in the last three years. The subjoined table gives the figures for the year and those for 1921 and 1922 :—
| 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 33 | 20 | 20 |
| Diphtheria | 65 | 62 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | 6 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebrospinal Fever | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| German Measles | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | 2 |
| Malaria | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 38 | 18 |
| Dysentery | 4 | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | — |
| 141 | 143 | 83 |
SCARLET FEVER—The cases were evenly distributed throughout
the year and were of a mild type, no fatal case was registered.
DIPHTHERIA—This disease shewed a large decrease from the
past two years, and the cases notified were of a mild character.
ENTERIC FEVER—Of the six cases notified during the year, the
first occurred at the Holloway College; a student contracted the disease
during the vacation and was treated in College Isolation Block. Of
the remaining five, four occurred in one family, and the disease was
evidently imported. In the sixth case, which had no connection with
the others, it was impossible to trace the origin. No fatal case was
notified.
TUBERCULOSIS—Cases are well notified in the district and the
houses of patients regularly visited.