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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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CONTENTS AND SUMMARY.
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SEC. I.—General Statistics.
Area, 3,894 acres 6
Population—
Census 60,809 6
Est. by Registrar-Gen., 67,800 6
Houses, etc. 12,521 7
Rateable Value, £249,748 7
One Penny Rate produces £920 7
SEC. II.—Vital Statistics.
Births, 1,665 8
Rate, 24.5 8
Deaths, 685 9
Rate, 10.1 9
Infantile Mortality, 69.6 10
Comparative Statistics 10
SEC. III.—Notifiable
Diseases.
Tabular Statement 11
Tuberculosis 12
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 14
Non-notifiable Infec. Diseases 14
SEC. IV.—Causes of Sickness.
SEC. V.
Nursing in the Home 15
Mid wives 16
Maternity and C.W. Work 17
Municipal Milk Supply 18
Day Nursery 20
School Clinic 21
Tuberculosis Dispensary 22
Venereal Clinic 22
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SEC. Va .—Hospitals, pro
vided, etc., by District or
County.
Tuberculosis 23
Maternity 23
Fever 24
Smallpox 24
Other Hospitals 24
Ambulance facilities:—
(a) Infectious Diseases 25
(ft) Non-infectious Diseases 25
SEC. VI.
Laboratory Work 26
Diphtheria Antitoxin 26
List of Adoptive Acts, etc. 26
SEC. VII.
Sanitary Administration 28
SEC. VIII.
Public Health Officers 32
SEC. IX.
Housing 33
School Medical Service 1 (At end)