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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TABLE I. June, 1904.
Table showing the number of cases notified, the numbers and percentages of those isolated, the average duration of stay in hospital, &c., for the three years 1901—1903 :—
| Disease. | Notification. | Isolation. | Percentage of Isolation. | Average stay in Hospital in Days. | Patients accommodated per Bed Yearly. | Average No. of Beds Occupied. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet | 156 | 72 | 46.1 | 51 | 7-1 | 10 |
| Diphtheria | 40 | 16 | 40 | 47 | 7-8 | 2 |
| Enteric | 65 | 35 | 53-8 | 43 | 8 | 5 |
| Total | 261 | 123 | 47.1 | 47 | 7.6 | 17 |
| Scarlet | 179 | 66 | 38 | 54 | 7 | 9 |
| Diphtheria | 58 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 2 |
| Enteric | 86 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 3 |
| Total | 323 | 115 | 35.5 | 40 | 9 | 14 |
| Scarlet | 119 | 57 | 47.9 | 52 | 7 | 8 |
| Diphtheria | 18 | 5 | 26.3 | 54 | 7 | 1 |
| Enteric | 28 | 15 | 53.5 | 34 | 10 | 2 |
| Total | 165 | 77 | 46.6 | 47 | 77 | 11 |