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Edmonton 1920
[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 cases notified
| Disease. | Cases Notified. | No. isolated in Hospital. | Isolations per cent. | Total Deaths. | Fatality per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 348 | 334 | 96.0 | 5 | 1.4 |
| Diphtheria & Mem. Croup | 297 | 291 | 98.0 | 24 | 8.1 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | nil | nil |
| Totals | 647 | 627 | — | 29 | — |
Compared with last year (1919) the table shows 271 less notifications of
scarlet fever, and 7 less fatal cases actually, but only 0.5 per cent. less relatively.
There were 189 more notifications of diphtheria and 14 more deaths, but the
percentage of fatal cases was 1.2 per cent. less; there were two cases of enteric
fever notified but no deaths, so the fatality was nil, as last year.
Foreigners.—Eight cases of non-residents were notified from the North
Middlesex Hospital—2 erysipelas, 3 puerperal fever, 1 ophthalmia neonatorum,
and 2 primary pneumonia. Besides these, 1 erysipelas, 1 puerperal fever, 1
cerebro-spinal fever, 2 ophthalmia neonatorum, 2 encephalitis lethargica and 12
primary pneumonia, were former residents in this district. There was one
diphtheria notified from the Epileptic Colony, a non-resident. Cases of tubercle
are referred to in another part of my report.
The Ministry of Health declined my Council's suggestion of a public
enquiry with regard to the alleged continued epidemics in Edmonton.