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Edmonton 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Distribution of infectious disease 1942.
| Disease | Bury Street Ward | Church Street Ward | Angel Road Ward | Silver Street Ward | North Mddsx C.Hosp. | Other Inst' ns. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 170 | 33 | 64 | 61 | 2 | – | 330 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | – | – | 22 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 79 | – | 122 |
| Pneumonia | 21 | 5 | 19 | 16 | – | 2 | 63 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | – | 32 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | – | 14 |
| Food poisoning | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 84 | 33 | 25 | 34 | – | – | 174 |
| Measles | 227 | 235 | 188 | 336 | – | – | 1034 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | 11 |
| Dysentery | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
CANCER.
The incidence of Cancer relative to the various organs of the body is given as under:-
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Breast | 24 | |
| Uterus | 6 | |
| Buccal cavity and oesophagus | 3 | |
| Stomach and duodenum | 13 | 17 |
| All other sites | 55 | 56 |
| 103 |
PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS
Casta of ophthalmia neonatorum are Promptly visited and, if thought necessary,
are removed to hospital for treatment. No oases of blindness have arisen during
the year due to this cases.
As provided by Section 176 (1) of the Public Health Act, 1956, arrangements
exist with' the Middlesex County Council for the treatment at the school clinics
of adolesconts who are ascertained at school to be suffering from defective
vision.'
ORTHOPAEDIC TREATMENT.
Details ox this scheme were set out in my Report for 1959. Financial
assistance was rendered for the supply of surgical appliances in 2 cases during
the year'.
ESTABLISHMENTS. FOR. MASSAGE OR SPECIAL TREATMNT.
- In 1941 the Council resolved that Pert 7 of the Middlesex County Council Act,
1954 be put into operation in th . Borough. 1 not: licenco ,was'granted during
the year.
L0USE BORNE TYPHUS FEVER
A full report on Ministry ex Health Circular 2515 was submitted to the
Council and I set out below main details of the scheme to deal with cases of LouseBorne
Typhus Fever .which may occur in .this Borough.
The Middlesex County Council to act as the Central Co-ordinating body for the
County.
The Middlesex County Council to make arrangements for hospital accommodation
and ambulance facilities for Edmonton cases, and to make a general County charge
to the Local Authorities concerned of the cost involved in making the two hospitals
(Hornsey and Uxbridge) suitable for the reception of Typhus cases. The cost to
bo equally distributed among the authorities concerned.
The Edmonton Borough Council would be willing to paythe cost of maintenance of
Edmonton residents whilst in hospital suffering from Typhus Fever, and admitted
from the Borough of Edmonton,