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Edmonton 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Poliomyelitis.
During the year confirmed cases of Poliomyelitis occurred in the Borough.
Notifications were received in January, February and December.
There was one death. 18 cases were notified in 1947
The following table gives the age, incidence, etc., of those suffering from
notifiable diseases, excluding tuberculosis which is dealt with separately.
It must be noted that the figures in the second column "No. removed to
hospital "includes those already under treatment at a hospital, for instance,
the North Middlesex Hospital.
This remark applies more particularly to the infections associated with
parturition and includes puerperal pyrexia and ophthalmia neonatorum.

The number of deaths from Pneumonia includes all forms of this disease.

DiseaseTotal No. of CasesNo. Removed to HospitalDeathsto 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and over
Scarlet Fever128116......28710572785121
Diphtheria11.....................1...............
Measles64748436969584862307751......
Whooping Cough297322343845284310252............
Pneumonia3294314......35124462
Puerp. Pyrexia6262........................94013
Erysipelas2410.....................3...32124
Enteric Fever11...........................1.........
Poliomyelitis311..................1...11......
Ophth- Neonatorum1414...14.................................
Dysentery307...3...122...331222...
C.S.F22............1...1..................

The following table indicates the Wards from which the various cases were notified :—

DiseaseBury Street WardChurch Street WardAngel Road WardSilver Street WardN. Middx. Hosp.Other Instns.Total
Scarlet Fever34212251......128
Diphtheria1...............1
Measles1601461242107...647
Whooping Cough657879723...297
Pneumonia72912...232
Puerperal Pyrexia............57562
Erysipelas11233...524
Enteric Fever...............11
Poliomyelitis21............3
Ophth-Neonatorum............13114
Dysentery83514......30
C.S.F1.........1...2