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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, 1920.
| Month. | Doubtful. | Tubercle (all forms). | Erysipelas. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Puerperal Fever. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 84 | 29 | 17 | - | 135 |
| February | — | 45 | 17 | 10 | — | 72 |
| March | 2 | 67 | 18 | l6 | — | 103 |
| April | 1 | 32 | 7 | 17 | — | 57 |
| May | — | 54 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 70 |
| June | 1 | 23 | 8 | 5 | — | 37 |
| July | — | 47 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 73 |
| August | — | 52 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 75 |
| September | — | 47 | 20 | — | 3 | 70 |
| October | 6 | 26 | 10 | — | - | 42 |
| November | 20 | 41 | 13 | 2 | — | 76 |
| December | 10 | - | 30 | 13 | - | 53 |
| Totals | 45 | 518 | 172 | 117 | 11 | 863 |
| Month. | Measles. | Mumps. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken-pox. | Doubtful. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 74 |
| February | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3 | — | 36 |
| March | 30 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 81 |
| April | 37 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 83 |
| May | 63 | 5 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 139 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 107 | 10 | 1 | 156 |
| July | 109 | 23 | 90 | 11 | — | 233 |
| August | 37 | 4 | 25 | 2 | — | 68 |
| September | 15 | 27 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 91 |
| October | 22 | 45 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 98 |
| November | 23 | 81 | 8 | 47 | 20 | 179 |
| December | 11 | 71 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 152 |
| Totals | 435 | 292 | 399 | 204 | 60 | 1390 |
*Schools closed for holidays.
SCHOOL NOTIFICATIONS.
Visits and revisits concerning measles and the non-notifiable diseases, such
as whooping cough, chicken-pox, etc., 1,390 to 2,118 children at 1283 homes.
Of this number, 435 visits were for measles. Last year the figures were 2,532,
3,209 and 2,109 respectively. (For further information see Annual Report of
School Medical Officer.)