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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis notified were:—
Males Females
Peritoneum — 1
Other bones and joints 1 —
Glands 1 2
Spine — 1
Genito-Urinary System 2 2
Meninges 1 1
The number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1952
was:—
Males Females Total
Pulmonary forms 563 469 1,032
Non-pulmonary forms 72 98 170
635 567 1,202
The corresponding figures at the end of 1951 were:—
Males Females Total
Pulmonary forms 500 439 939
Non-pulmonary forms 70 97 167
570 536 1,106
Corresponding figures for previous years were:—
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 519 | 498 | 1,017 |
| 1949 | 509 | 468 | 977 |
| 1948 | 500 | 452 | 952 |
| 1947 | 442 | 405 | 847 |
| 1946 | 417 | 375 | 792 |
| 1945 | 389 | 332 | 721 |
| 1944 | 370 | 319 | 689 |
| 1943 | 411 | 355 | 766 |
| 1942 | 348 | 304 | 652 |
| 1941 | 355 | 293 | 648 |
| 1940 | 349 | 313 | 662 |
| 1939 | 357 | 301 | 658 |
| 1938 | 363 | 297 | 660 |
| 1937 | 336 | 260 | 596 |
| 1936 | 315 | 252 | 567 |
| 1935 | 330 | 265 | 595 |