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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 1960
[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 | 71 | 38 | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Measles | 62 | - | - | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | 135 | 8 | - | 17 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 45 | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 23 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 143 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 103 | 20 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | 21 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 494 | 11 | - | 7 | 19 | 27 | 40 | 37 | 173 | 61 | 13 | 59 | 36 | 15 | 7 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Encephalitis | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid 'B' | 1 | 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 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 19 | - | - | 71 |
| Measles | 22 | 3 | 21 | 16 | - | - | 62 |
| Whooping cough | 41 | 8 | 44 | 42 | - | - | 135 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 23 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | 1 | 142 | - | 143 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| Food Poisoning | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 21 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Dysentery | 212 | 108 | 31 | 143 | - | - | 494 |
| Acute Encephalitis | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Paratyphoid 'B' | - | - | 1 | - | - | — | 1 |