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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton, UDC]
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The following number of cases have died of tuberculosis, concerning whom no notification has been received.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Non-pulmonary | 8 | 2 | 10 |
There is no occasion to attribute these failures to notify to wilful neglect,
and there has been no refusal to notify.
Five notified cases, 2 males and 3 females, died from other causes.
The notifications were received from the following:—
| Pulmonary. Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Practitioners | 31 | 32 | |
| School Medical Inspector | — | 1 | 1 |
| Hospital | 7 | 13 | |
| Tuberculosis M.O. | 32 | ||
| Asylum M.O. | 1 | — | 1 |
| Poor Law M.O. | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 119 |
The non-pulmonary forms of Tuberculosis were:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meningeal | — | 1 | 1 |
| Bones and Joints | 7 | 3 | |
| Glandular | 3 | 5 | |
| Other forms | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 13 | 11 |
The number of cases on the Register at the end of the year was 520 males
and 445 females, total 965. The corresponding figures for the end of 1922 were
505 males, 397 females, total 902.
During the year three names have been removed from the Register in
accordance with the paragraph dealing with this procedure in the Annual
Report of 1921 of the Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health.