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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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This remark applies more particularly to the infections associated with parturition and include puerperal pyrexia and ophthalmia neonatorum.
| Disease | Total No: of Cases | No: remvd to Hosp: | Deaths | to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 & over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 111 | 101 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Diphtheria | 14 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | 26 | 26 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Puerporal Pyrexia | 85 | 79 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 72 | 11 | . - | - |
| Pneumonia | 65 | 29 | 73 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 25 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 5 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 47 | 1 | - | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 308 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 183 | 8 | 10 | 16 | - | - | - |
| Cerebrospinal Fever | 13 | 13 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
The following table indicates the Wards from which the Various cases were notified:-
| Diphthoria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 14 |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | - | 26 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 51 | - | 85 |
| Pneumonia | 21 | 12 | 23 | 8 | - | 1 | 65 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | 25 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 22 | 14 | 2 | 9 | - | - | 47 |
| Measles | 57 | 193 | 22 | 33 | 3 | - | 308 |
| Cerebrospinal Fever | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | - | - | 13 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
CANCER
The incidence of Cancer relative to the various organs of the body is given as under
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Breast | - | 21 |
| Uterus | - | 9 |
| Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus | 13 | - |
| Stomach and Duodenum | 14 | 16 |
| All Other Sites | 39 | 38 |
| 66 | 84 |
PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS
Cases of ophthalnia necenatorum are promptly visited and, if thought
necessary, are removed to Hospital for treatment, In one case blindness
resulted, but the baby died later from measles.
As provided by Section 176 (1) of the Public Health Act, 1936, arrangements
exist with the Middlesex County Council for the treatment at the school
clinics of adolescents who are ascertained at school to be suffering from
defective vision.
ORTHOPAEDIC SCHEME
In my Report for 1939 I gave details of a scheme for orthopaedic treatment
for children after leaving school in cases where they are found whilst at
school to be needing such treatment.
Financial assistance was rendered for the supply of surgical appliances
in one case during the year.