[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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TABLE IV__Infantile Mortality, 1918. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.

Causes of Death. (None uncertified).	Classification.	Under 1 week.	1-2 weeks.	2-3 weeks.	3-4 weeks.	Total under 4 weeks.	4 weeks and under 3 months.	3 months and under 6 months.	6 months and under 9 months.	9 months and under 12 months.	Total Deaths under 1 year.

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INFANTILE MORTALITY.

Month.	After birth.	Re-visits.	After 6 months.	After death.	Diarrhoeal disease.	Expectant Mothers	Stillborn Infants

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INSPECTIONS UNDER FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS.

Month.	Factories.	Workshops.	Laundries.	Outworkers.	Rooms Measured.

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.

Month.	Measles.	Phthisis.	Other forms Tubercle.	Erysipelas.	Ophthalmia Neonatorum.	Puerperal Fever.	Totals.

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NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.

Month.	Mumps.	Whooping Cough.	Chicken Pox.	Doubtful Cases.	Influenza.	Totals.

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GENERAL WORK.

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WOMEN OFFICERS' INDOOR WORK, 1918.

	Office Work.	Statistical Work.	Tuberculosis Accounts.	Infant Welfare Centre.

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The following table shows the number of cases notified amongst residents and the number isolated, the percentage of these to the oases notified, and the fatality, i.e., the percentage of cases dying to those notified.

Disease.	Cases Notified.	No. isolated in Hospital.	Isolations per cent.	Total Deaths.	Fatality per cent.

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Vaccination. The following table of vaccination returns for 1918 has been kindly supplied by Mr. Lowman, the Vaccination Officer.

Births	Successful Vaccinations.	Conscientious Certificates.	Deaths under one year un-vaccinated	Still un-vaccinated but address known.	Postponed owing to illness.	Certificate unsusceptible.	Removed to other districts & untraced.

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The number of notifications was 452. Amongst the Belgian refugees there were two males notified for pulmonary tuberculosis; not included in tables below:—

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The notifications are thus analysed:—

	Pulmonary.		Other forms.
	M.	F.	M.	F.

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TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1918 and ten previous Years.

Year.	Nett Population estimated to Middle of each Year.	Births.			Total Deaths. Registered in the District.		Transferable. Deaths.		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
		Number registered here.	Nett.		Total Deaths. Registered in the District.		Of Non-Residents registered in the District.	Of Residents not registered in the District.	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.
		Number registered here.	Number.	Rate.	*Number.	Rate.	Out.	In.	Number	Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.	Number.	Rate.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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TABLE II—All Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1918. (Excluding Military).

Number of Cases Notified.								Total cases notified in each Ward or Institution.
At all ages	At Ages—Years.							Bury Street Ward.	Church Street Ward.	Fore Street Ward.	Residents Edmonton Infirmary.	Total Residents.	Others in Edmonton Infirmary.	Epileptic Colony.
	Under 1	1 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	Bury Street Ward.	Church Street Ward.	Fore Street Ward.	Residents Edmonton Infirmary.	Total Residents.	Others in Edmonton Infirmary.	Epileptic Colony.
	Under 1	1 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

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TABLE III. -Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1918. Classified by age and cause (excluding Military).

Causes of Death.	Class.	Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district.									Total deaths of Non-residents "in institutions in the district.
		All Ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 2.	2 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 45.	45 and under 65.	65 and upwards.	Foreign		Total.
		All Ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 2.	2 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 45.	45 and under 65.	65 and upwards.	M.A.B.	Infy.	Total.

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Drugs Act, by the Middlesex County Council Inspector for this district, kindly supplied by the Chief of the Weights and Measures Department:—

Article.	Taken.	Adulterated.

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I have extracted the following interesting information from the Committee's year book for 1919-20. There was none issusd for 1916-17 or 1917-18.

		Council Schools.	Non-provided Schools.	Totals.

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Details of each School for Year ending 28th February, 1919.

Council Schools.	Accommodation.				Average Attendance.
Council Schools.	Boys.	Girls.	Junr. Mixed	Infts.	Boys.	Girls.	Junr. Mixed	Infts.

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The ages and numbers of children inspected were as follows :—

Ages.	Entrants.			Totals	8 year oldgrp	Leavers.		Totals	Grand Totals
Ages.	5	6	7	Totals	8 year oldgrp	12	13 and over.	Totals	Grand Totals

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The following visits were paid in following up cases reported to me by the School Medical Inspector, or Head Teachers, or Attendance Officers.

	September	October.	November	December	Totals.

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RETURN SHOWING PHYSICAL CONDITION OF CHILDREN DURING ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION. Total inspected : 5345. Boys, 2715 ; Girls, 2630.

Ages.	Boys.			Girls.
Ages.	Entrants	8-9.	Leavers	Entrants	8-9	Leavers.

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The nnmber of children excluded at the routine inspection was 106 — 55 boys and 51 girls, the reasons for exclusion being :—

		Boys.	Girls.			Boys.	Girls.

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The total number of exclusion certificates (including the above) issued by the School Medical Officers during the year was 657, compared with 940 the year before. The reasons for the exclusions being :—

Disease.	No. of Certificates.	Disease.	No. of Certificates.

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The numbers excluded in 1917-16-15 were 2,044, 2,058, and 1,415 respectively. It is interesting to note the great variation in the number of children excluded from the schools during 1918.

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TABLE II. (of Board of Education.) RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF MEDICAL INSPECTION IN 1918.

Defect or Disease.	Code Groups.
Defect or Disease.	Number referred for treatment.	Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment.
(1)	(2)	(3)

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TABLE III. NUMERICAL RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA IN 1918.

		Boys.	Girls.	Total.

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TABLE IV.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF CHILDREN DURING 1918. (Board of Education.)

Condition.	No. of defects found for which treatment was considered necessary.			No. of defects f'r which no report is available!.	No. of defects treated.	Result of treatment.			No. of defects not treated.	Per centage of defects treated.
Condition.	From previous years.	New.	Total.	No. of defects f'r which no report is available!.	No. of defects treated.	Remedied.	Improved.	Unchanged	No. of defects not treated.	Per centage of defects treated.

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TABLE IV__Infantile Mortality, 1918. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.

INFANTILE MORTALITY.

INSPECTIONS UNDER FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.

NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.

GENERAL WORK.

WOMEN OFFICERS' INDOOR WORK, 1918.

The following table shows the number of cases notified amongst residents and the number isolated, the percentage of these to the oases notified, and the fatality, i.e., the percentage of cases dying to those notified.

Vaccination. The following table of vaccination returns for 1918 has been kindly supplied by Mr. Lowman, the Vaccination Officer.

The number of notifications was 452. Amongst the Belgian refugees there were two males notified for pulmonary tuberculosis; not included in tables below:—

The notifications are thus analysed:—

TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1918 and ten previous Years.

TABLE II—All Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1918. (Excluding Military).

TABLE III. -Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1918. Classified by age and cause (excluding Military).

Drugs Act, by the Middlesex County Council Inspector for this district, kindly supplied by the Chief of the Weights and Measures Department:—

I have extracted the following interesting information from the Committee's year book for 1919-20. There was none issusd for 1916-17 or 1917-18.

Details of each School for Year ending 28th February, 1919.

The ages and numbers of children inspected were as follows :—

The following visits were paid in following up cases reported to me by the School Medical Inspector, or Head Teachers, or Attendance Officers.

RETURN SHOWING PHYSICAL CONDITION OF CHILDREN DURING ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION. Total inspected : 5345. Boys, 2715 ; Girls, 2630.

The nnmber of children excluded at the routine inspection was 106 — 55 boys and 51 girls, the reasons for exclusion being :—

The total number of exclusion certificates (including the above) issued by the School Medical Officers during the year was 657, compared with 940 the year before. The reasons for the exclusions being :—

The numbers excluded in 1917-16-15 were 2,044, 2,058, and 1,415 respectively. It is interesting to note the great variation in the number of children excluded from the schools during 1918.

TABLE II. (of Board of Education.) RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF MEDICAL INSPECTION IN 1918.

TABLE III. NUMERICAL RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA IN 1918.

TABLE IV.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF CHILDREN DURING 1918. (Board of Education.)

TABLE V. of Board of Education. INSPECTION, TREATMENT ETC., OF CHILDREN DURING 1918.