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OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
38 cases were notified during the year, 34 in the North Middlesex Hospital and 4 at home
9 of these were Edmonton cases.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA
99 cases were notified during the year, 98 in the North Middlesex Hospital and 1 at home
23 of the former were Edmonton cases. In 1956, 96 cases were notified.
SMALL-POX
Following notification of a case of Small-pox in one of the Tottenham Hospitals, the
Medical Practitioners in the Borough were circularised and all persons in Edmonton who had had
contact with the hospital or with the ambulance with this patient were visited and offered
vaccination. In general the vaccination was carried out by their own doctors. Local ambulance
personnel and also members of the staff of the health department were also vaccinated No cases
of Small-pox occurred at Edmonton throughout the year.