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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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PETROLEUM (REGULATIONS) ACTS, 1928-1936
During the year 6 new licences and 112 renewals were granted by the Council.
The following is a list of particulars of quantities etc., affected by these licences
Petroleum Spirit 514,681 gallons
Petroleum Mixtures 12,635 gallons
Rubber Solution 100 lbs. and 800 gallons
PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT
Fifty-one 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
Notification of the main Infectious Diseases are presented in tabular form below:
TABLE A
| 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 | 76 | 19 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Measles | 169 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 68 | 16 | - | -_ |
| Erysipelas | 6 | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 60 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 658 | 5 | - | 18 | 30 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 206 | 73 | 20 | 108 | 36 | 24 | 6 |
The following table indicates the wards from which the various cases were notified:
TABLE B
| Disease | Bury Street Ward | Church Street Ward | Angel Road Ward | Silver Street Ward | North Mi ddx. Hospital | Other Institutions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 31 | 15 | 9 | 21 | - | - | 76 |
| Measles | 24 | 57 | 54 | 34 | - | - | 169 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 14 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | - | 11 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | 96 | - | 96 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | — | — | 6 |
| Food Poisoning | 16 | 27 | 3 | 14 | - | - | 60 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | — | 2 |
| Dysentery | 209 | 100 | 217 | 132 | - | — | 658 |
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