Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The following table indicates the Wards from which the various cases were notified:—
Disease | Bury Street Ward | Church Street Ward | Angel Road Ward | Silver Street Ward | N. Middx. Hosp. | Other Instns. | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 19 | 14 | 11 | 20 | ... | ... | 64 |
Measles | 499 | 396 | 368 | 491 | ... | ... | 1754 |
Whooping Cough | 39 | 20 | 11 | 45 | ... | ... | 115 |
Pneumonia | 56 | 12 | 21 | 12 | ... | ... | 101 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 158 | ... | 164 |
Erysipelas | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 10 |
Food Poisoning | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 16 |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 16 |
Ophth-Neonatorum | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 86 | ... | 91 |
Dysentery | 25 | 18 | 31 | 66 | 2 | ... | 142 |
Meningococcal Infec. | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Paratyphoid 'B' | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 |
Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Malaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
IMMUNISATION.
As and from 5th July, 1948, immunisation against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough became the responsibility of the Middlesex County Council.
Set out below are details of the Treatment given during 1955:—
Age | Children who completed a full course of primary immunisation | Children given a reinforcing injection | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | Whooping Cough only | Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | Whooping Cough only | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
Under 1 | 69 | 521 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 26 | 211 | 2 | — | — | — |
2—4 | 17 | 50 | 3 | 160 | 168 | — |
5—14 | 127 | 12 | — | 1.053 | 46 | — |
15 and over | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 240 | 794 | 5 | 1,213 | 214 | — |
CANCER.
The incidence of Cancer relative to the various organs of the body is given as under:—
Males | Females | |
---|---|---|
Breast | — | 21 |
Uterus | — | 5 |
Lung, Bronchus | 32 | 8 |
Stomach | 10 | 13 |
All other sites | 45 | 32 |
87 | 79 |