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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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| Month. | Measles. | Doubtful. | Phthisis. | Other forms of Tubercle. | Erysipelas. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Puerperal Fever. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | - | 12 | 4 | 15 | - | 56 | |
| February | 5 | - | 13 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 36 |
| March | - | - | 27 | 8 | 2 | - | - | |
| April | 15 | - | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | 27 |
| May | 61 | - | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | 83 |
| June | 157 | - | 27 | - | 2 | 16 | 204 | |
| July | 234 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 254 | |
| August | 293 | - | 21 | - | 17 | 1 | - | 332 128 |
| September | 112 | 4 | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | - | |
| October | 178 | 1 | 12 | - | 4 | 199 | ||
| November | 520 | 16 | - | - | 14 | - | - | 555 |
| December | 327 | 4 | - | - | 21 | 25 | 1 | 378 |
| Total | 1926 | 28 | 125 | 18 | 105 | 87 | 7 | 2296 |
For the arrangement of disinfection afterwards, the following further visits were
paid:—Measles, 7; Phthisis, 112; Erysipelas, 4.
| Month. | Mumps. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken -pox. | Doubtful. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| February | 6 | — | 21 | 3 | 30 |
| March | 15 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 51 |
| April | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 |
| May | 3 | 9 | 57 | 15 | 84 |
| June | 5 | 19 | 75 | 23 | 122 |
| July | — | 17 | 45 | 7 | 69 |
| August* | — | 2 | 4 | '— | 6 |
| September | 1 | 16 | — | 0 | 23 |
| October | 4 | D | 20 | 20 | 49 |
| November | 19 | 12 | 43 | 3 | 77 |
| December | 14 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 59 |
| Totals | 70 | 97 | 333 | 99 | 599 |
*School closed for holidays.