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Edmonton 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Nasal and other forms of respiratory catarrh were prevalent during the
autumn months.
Edmonton is low-lying and has a heavy soil; this, in rainy weather,
makes for undue dampness and chill and probably exaggerates the tendency
to catarrhal affections.
The habit of wearing rubber over-shoes in such weather is an excellent
one and which, in my opinion, would prove efficacious in saving many colds
and similar affections.
The Amount of Poor Law Relief.
Unemployment is still a serious problem in the district, though the various
works undertaken by the District Council has meant employment for many
men.
Mr. E. Ridley, the Clerk to the Guardians, has furnished me with figures for the year 1925, shewing the amount of Poor Law relief and the extent of gratuitous medical relief.
| Out-Door Relief. | Number. | Amount. |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployed cases | 1,179 | £14,535 |
| Ordinary Cases | 1,527 | £42,210 |
| 2,706 | £56,745 | |
| North Middlesex Hospital. | 1925. | 1924. |
| No. of day's maintenance | 90,208 | 95,512 |
| Number of cases | 2,102 | 2,006 |
The Education Authority supply free dinners to necessitous school
children; during 1925 the total number of children thus fed was 311. At
St. Michael's Hall, in Lower Edmonton, there were 24,014 dinners, whilst at
the centre in Pymmes Park the number was 28,452.
For 1924, the corresponding figures were : 487 children—31,698 and 35,285
dinners respectively, in addition to 64 breakfasts.