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Immunisation against Diphtheria.
There has been a continued demand for this, and in all cases the demand
has been met. The preparation used is T.A.M. and three injections at weekly
intervals are given.
The parents have been invited to bring the children three months later
for the Schick test.
In those, however, who had the test performed, the results have given a
uniform negative.
The age of the child to be preferred is from 6 months upwards.
This service is now officially available to all Edmonton residents, but no
effort has been made to bring it to the notice of any of the parents, nor has
any special clinic been formed for the purpose.
The number of children who received the three injections was 42, and the
number who were "Schicked" was 23; all these were negative.
Puerperal Fever, puerperal pyrexia and ophthalmia neonatorum are
referred to later on, under the heading of Maternity and Child Welfare.
Food Poisoning.
Food poisoning is notifiable in the district but no cases have been reported.
Rheumatism.
The frequent discovery of heart trouble following Scarlet Fever gives
evidence that this disease is very frequently associated with Acute Rheumatism,
and this latter appears to occur far more frequently than is generally believed.
Quite a number of children have been excluded from school suffering from
Chorea and it is to be regretted that there are a number of heart cases in the
district who cannot attend school. Much harm is done in cases which have
suffered from rheumatic infection and no diagnosis is made until a serious
lesion of the heart gives evidence of what has already occurred.
Pneumonia.
The number of cases of primary pneumonia notified was slightly lower
compared with last year, but secondary cases following influenza were
extremely small owing to the absence of this complaint.