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PETROLEUM (REGULATIONS) ACTS, 1928-1936
During the year 7 new licences and 100 renewals were granted by the
Council. The following is a list of particulars of quantities etc., affected
by these licences
Petroleum Spirit 514, 889 gallons
Petroleum Mixtures 8,928 gallons
Rubber Solution 100 lbs. and 800 gallons
PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT
Twenty-three inspections of cinemas and other places of entertainment were
made in accordance with the Circular of the Ministry of Health of 1920. Conditions
were found to be generally satisfactory.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Dysentery
In view of the fact that there was an outbreak of Dysentery of some proportion
in 1960, it is perhaps not surprising that there were relatively few
cases in 1961. Thirty-one cases were too many, but they did not constitute a
serious problem.
Measles
1961 was a measles year, and as usual, the disease affected mainly those
under the age of 15. Surprisingly enough 28 of the cases were of the age of
10, 6 were of the age of 15, and 2 over the age of 20. Measles is not now
entirely confined to childhood.
Pneumonia
The 54 cases of pneumonia notified were another sign of the influenza
epidemic. Twelve of the 54 were removed to hospital. Pneumonia as a cause
of death is a much wider term than pneumonia as an infectious disease; the
deaths and notifications cannot therefore be compared. In fact the deaths
from all forms of pneumonia amounted to 55.
Poliomyelitis and Diphtheria
There were no notifications of either disease. It would appear that the
population of Edmonton is well protected by immunization against both.
Food Poisoning
It was not possible to trace the probable source of infection in the
Salmonella outbreaks. The course of events in the outbreak due to Clostridium
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