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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE OR SPECIAL TREATMENT
In 1941 the Council resolved that Part 7 of the Middlesex County
Council Act, 1934 bo put into operation in the Borough.
TUBERCULOSIS
The table below gives details of the ages and sex of new cases of Tuberculosis, also deaths from the disease; this latter figure includes the deaths of non-notified cases.
| Age periods. | Now cases Respiratory | Non-respiratory | Deaths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respratery | |||||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 year | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 1-5 years | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 5-15" | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15- 25 " | 25 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 25- 35 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | _ |
| 35- 45 " | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| 45- 55 " | 8 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 55- 65 " | 7 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| 65 years upwards | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | 71 | 18 | 12 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 5 | |
In addition 12 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 1 case of nonpulmonary
tuberculosis previously notified in other areas, moved into
Edmonton.
The total number of names added to the Register for the first time during the year, excluding of course, non-notified deaths was:-
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| New cases (respiratory) | 80 | 71 |
| (non-respiratory) | 18 | 12 |
| Transferred casos (respiratory) | 7 | 5 |
| (non-respiratory) | - | 1 |
| 105 | 89 |
The casos dying of Tuberculosis and not previously notified woro:-
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | 1 | — |
| Non-respiratory | 3 | 2 |
There wore thus 6 non-notified deaths out of a total of 66 persons
registered as dying of tuberculosis (Registrar's figures). Regarding
the non-notification of the above cases, there was no suggestion of
wilful neglect or of refusal to notify.
The non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis notified were:-
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Genito-urinary tract | — | 3 |
| Other bones and joints | 2 | 2 |
| Meningeal | 3 | — |
| Glands | 8 | 5 |
| Spine | 1 | 1 |
| Kidney | 2 | 1 |
| Skin | 2 | — |