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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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| Age periods | New cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 - 5 years | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 5-15 " | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 15 - 25 „ | 33 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | - |
| | 25-35 " | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 35-45 " | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| 45-55 " | 6 | 4 | - | 2 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 55 - 65 " | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| 65 years upwards | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| 85 | 44 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 6 | |
In addition, 22 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 3 cases of non-pulmonary
tuberculosis previously notified in other areas, moved into Edmonton.
The total number of names added to the Register during the year excluding, of course, non-notified deaths, was:-
| Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now cases | Respiratory | 85 | 44 | |
| Non-respiratory | 14 | 18 | ||
| Transferred cases | Respiratory | 15 | 7 | |
| Non-respiratory | 2 | 1 | ||
| 116 | 70 | |||
The eases dying of Tuberculosis and not previously notified wore:-
Males Females
Respiratory 5 2
Non-respiratory 1 1
non
There were thus 9/notifiod deaths out of a total of 77 persons registered as
dying of tuberculosis (Registrar's figures). Regarding the non-notification
of the above cases, there was no suggestion of wilful neglect or of refusal to
notify.
The non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis notified were:-
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Spine | 1 | 2 |
| Other bones and joints | 2 | 3 |
| Meningeal | - | 2 |
| Glands | 6 | 9 |
| Abdomen | 1 | 1 |
| Kidney | 3 | - |
| Ovary | - | 1 |
| Miliary | 1 | - |
The Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, relate
to tuberculous employees in the milk trade; whilst Section 172 of the Public
Health Act, 1936, gives power to the Local Authority to remove to hospital
certain cases of tuberculosis which are dangerous to other people.
No occasion during the year had occurred in which it has been necessary
to invoke those powers.
PUBLIC HEALTH_(TUBERCULOSIS) REGUIATIONS, 1930
The number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1941 Was:-
| Males | Famles | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary forms | 276 | 214 | 490 |
| Non-pulmonary forms | 79 | 79 | 158 |
| 355 | 293 | 648 |