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Edmonton 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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REPORT ON SUMMER DIARRHCEA
DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1904.
The infant population of Edmonton has suffered heavily from this
disease in the past, as will be seen from the following table which I
have prepared from material found in the Reports of the Registrar
General and in those of your Medical Officers for the past 11 years
Table I.
Showing comparison between mortality from diarrhoea in London and Edmonton for n years 1894—1904, together with some meteorological conditions prevailing during the third quarter of each year in London.
| Year. | Diarrhoea death rate per 1000 living. | A1 eteorological conditions prevailing during third quarter of each year in London. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | London | Rainfall in inches | Days rain fell. | Mean temp, of air. | |
| 1894 | 0.98 | 0.40 | 7.5 | 52 | 58.6 |
| 1895 | 1.00 | 0.84 | 6.5 | 36 | 62.3 |
| 1896 | 1.91 | 0.74 | 8.7 | 45 | 60.4 |
| 1897 | 2.16 | 0.95 | 6.3 | 43 | 60.9 |
| 1898 | 3.40 | 1.00 | 2.5 | 25 | 6.27 |
| 1899 | 3.18 | 0.97 | 4.3 | 29 | 63.0 |
| 1900 | 1.44 | 0.84 | 4.6 | 23 | 61.8 |
| 1901 | 1.58 | 0.82 | 5.1 | 24 | 617 |
| 1902 | 0.89 | 0.58 | 5.9 | 41 | 59.1 |
| 1903 | 1.11 | 0.64 | 12.3 | 46 | 59.8 |
| 1904 | 2.82 | 1.04 | 4.9 | 34 | 61.2 |