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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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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.
| Disease | Total No. of Cases | No. Removed to Hospital | Deaths | - to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 109 | 78 | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 50 | 3 | ... | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| WhoopingCough | 231 | 8 | ... | 23 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 98 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | 78 | 4 | 41 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 20 |
| Puerp. Pyrexia | 96 | 95 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 70 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 18 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ophth- Neonatorum | 34 | 31 | ... | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 185 | 6 | ... | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 63 | 15 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 3 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Paratyphoid 'B' | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 41 | ... | ... | 109 |
| Measles | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | ... | ... | 50 |
| Whooping Cough | 106 | 37 | 20 | 68 | ... | ... | 231 |
| Pneumonia | 36 | 10 | 13 | 19 | ... | ... | 78 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 95 | ... | 96 |
| Erysipelas | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 18 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Ophth-N eonatorum | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 31 | ... | 34 |
| Dysentery | 27 | 25 | 101 | 32 | ... | ... | 185 |
| Meningococcal Infec. | 1 | l | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paratyphoid 'B' | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |