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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Notification of the main Infectious Diseases are presented in tabular form below:-
| Disease | Total No. of Cases | Number 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 | 194 | 103 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 120 | 31 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Measles | 666 | 5 | - | 22 | 67 | 88 | 76 | 111 | 288 | 11 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 46 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 52 | 14 | 69 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 13 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 141 | 138 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 102 | 21 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 50 | 8 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 280 | 12 | - | 7 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 92 | 23 | 10 | 52 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid 'B' | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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 | North Middx. Hospt. | Other Institutions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 58 | 45 | 28 | 63 | - | - | 194 |
| Measles | 147 | 75 | 222 | 222 | - | - | 666 |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 6 | 7 | 21 | - | - | 46 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 5 | 15 | 18 | - | - | 52 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | 1 | - | 2 | 138 | - | 141 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| Food Poisoning | 16 | 8 | 12 | 14 | - | - | 50 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Dysentery | 140 | 20 | 58 | 62 | - | - | 280 |
| Acute Encephalitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid 'B' | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
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