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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Whooping Cough.
During the year 81 appointments were made for this treatment—72
children completed treatment. In addition, 467 children completed combined
Diphtheria and Whooping Cough treatment. 7 children were given re-inforcing
injection.
CANCER.
The incidence of Cancer relative to the various organs of the body is given as under: —
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Breast | — | 18 |
| Uterus | — | 10 |
| Lung, Bronchus | 27 | 5 |
| Stomach | 16 | 10 |
| All other sites | 68 | 38 |
| 111 | 81 |
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
Section 47.—Removal to suitable premises of persons in need of care
and attention.
No action was necessary during the year under this Section.
Several cases were dealt with by the Public Health Department, and
admission to suitable premises was obtained without recourse of legal action.
ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE OR SPECIAL TREATMENT.
Seven existing licences under the Middlesex County Council Act were
renewed during the year.
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 | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 1— 5 years | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| 5—15 ,, | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 15—25 „ | 17 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... |
| 25—35 „ | 9 | 17 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| 35—45 „ | 10 | 7 | 1 | ... | 8 | 5 | ... | 1 |
| 45—55 ,, | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 55—65 „ | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... |
| 65 years upwards | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 60 | 63 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 1 | |