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"The past and present call on you to advance. Let what you have gained
be an impulse to something higher," TV. E. Channing.
Public Health Department,
Town Hall, Edmonton,
London N.
To the Chairman and Members of the
Edmonton Urban District Council.
Gentlemen,
I have the pleasure of presenting you with my seventh Annual Report
on the health and sanitary circumstances of Edmonton. It refers to the
year 1912.
The following changes have taken place in my staff: Mr. A. E. Day
was appointed to the new post of Housing Inspector on May 4th and was
promoted from Fourth to Third on the resignation of Mr. R. F. Graves,
on June 28th ; Mr. W. O. Coates has been Fourth Inspector since July 8th;
Dr. Rock(S.M.O.) and Miss Johnston (School Nurse) were transferred from
the Education Committee on April 30th and June 1st, respectively.
The death-rates of 1912 are most favourable and only stand above
those of 1910, which were the lowest on record.
Section III (Education) of my former reports has been transferred to
my (first) report as School Medical Officer.
The duties of your Public Health Department and your Medical
Officer of Health have increased at least 50 per cent. since I took office in
1906. This is partly due to the increase of the gross population from 56,578
in 1905 to 67,167 at the middle of 1912, a difference of 10,589 persons;
but more to the numerous Acts of Parliament and the large output of
Orders and Regulations from the Government offices during the seven years
I have been head of this Department. During 1912 Miss Hudson and
myself have been particularly busy with work arising from the National
Insurance Act, 1911, and the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.
I accept this annual opportunity of recording my high appreciation
of the good work done for Edmonton by the Inspectors and other members
of my staff (indoor and outdoor). They have done their utmost to uphold
the reputation of the Department and to maintain and improve the health of
the public.
The cordial co-operation of my colleagues, the Heads of the other
Departments, and the courtesy of all the Council's Officials are in the
grateful remembrance of
Your obedient Servant,
SIDNEY C. LAWRENCE,
June 30th, 1913. Medical Officer of Health.