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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (excluding Tuberculosis).
The following table gives details regarding these diseases
| Disease. | Total No. of Cases. | Number Removed. | Under 1 year. | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | 65 & over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever— Cases | 112 | 104 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Deaths .. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria— Cases | 208 | 203 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 99 | 28 | 11 | 7 | — | 2 | — |
| Deaths | 27 | 27 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever— Cases | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deaths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever— Cases | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2—— | — | — | — |
| Deaths | ||||||||||||||
| Pneumonia— Casmes | 44 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |
| Deaths | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Erysipelas— Cases | 26 | 3 | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Deaths | ||||||||||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum— Cases | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica— Cases | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Deaths | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| —Cerebro-Spinal —Meningitis— —Cases— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria— Cases | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The non-notifiable acute infectious fevers have been mentioned previously
under causes of sickness. These are ascertained in two ways: through the
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