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Edmonton 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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SECTION II. A.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES—NOTIFIABLE.
The Infectious Diseases Notification and Prevention Acts have been in
force in this district since March 31st, 1891.
Table II. shows details as to age-distribution and locality of the notified
cases, and number of cases removed to hospital.
The following table shows the number of eases notified
| Disease. | Cases Notified. | No. isolated in Hospital. | Isolations per cent. | Total Deaths. | Fatality per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 619 | 595 | 96.1 | 12 | 1.9 |
| Diphtheria & Mem. Croup | 108 | 102 | 94.4 | 10 | 9.3 |
| Enteric Fever.. | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil |
| Totals | 727 | 697 | — | 22 | - |
Compared with last year (1918) the table shows 533 more notifications
of scarlet fever, and 11 more fatal cases actually, but only 0.7 per cent, more
relatively. There were 72 more notifications of diphtheria and five more deaths
but the percentage of fatal cases was 4.2 per cent, less; there were no cases of
enteric fever notified and no deaths, so the fatality was nil, compared with
40 per cent, last year amongst five cases.
Foreigners.—Eight cases of non-residents were notified from the Edmonton
Infirmary—1 diphtheria, 3 erysipelas, 2 puerperal fever, 1 ophthalmia neonatorum
and 1 rubella. Besides these, 1 diphtheria, 3 erysipelas, 1 puerperal
fever, 2 influenzal pneumonia and 4 primary pneumonia,, were former residents
in this district: the 1 diphtheria is therefore included in the above table . There
were 1 scarlet fever. 2 primary pneumonia and 1 measles notified from the
Epileptic Colony, all non-residents. Amongst the military, I received 6
notifications, as follows:—1 scarlet fever, 1 diphtheria. 1 erysipelas. 1 primary
pneumonia and 2 English measles. Cases of tubercle are referred to in another
part of my report.
Notifications.—For the four weeks ending 22nd November the total
number of notifications touched the record for Edmonton at 782, they were
distributed as follows:—Scarlet fever, 79; diphtheria, 23; measles, 653;
erysipelas, 11; pneumonia, 13; malaria, 2; ophthalmia neonatorum, 1.