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Edmonton 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Eight cases were notified during the year (1 at home, 6 in North Middlesex
Hospital, and 1 in other Institution) of this total 3 were Edmonton cases.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
36 cases were notified during the year (1 at home, 30 in North Middlesex
Hospital and 5 in other Institution). Of this total, 12 were Edmonton cases.

Food Poisoning.

Six cases (non fatal) were notified during the year, as follows: —

Case No.SexAgeSuspected Cause of IllnessOrganism Responsible
1M51Duck EggsSalmonella Typhi-Murium
2F291 Meal eaten at tea rooms outside the BoroughUnknown
3M36Unknown
4M35Duck EggsSalmonella Typhi-Murium
5M7/12UnknownSalmonella Typhi-Murium
6F3UnknownSalmonella Typhi-Murium

Pneumonia.
22 cases were notified during the year.
Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age.
The death rate per 1,000 live births for London was 1.0 whilst that for
Edmonton was 0.69 as compared with 1.7 and 0.00 respectively last year.
Poliomyelitis.
During the year 2 confirmed cases of Poliomyelitis (1 Paralytic and 1 nonParalytic)
occurred in the Borough. Notifications were received in February
(1), October (1).
There were no deaths. 15 cases were notified in 1949.
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.
29