[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton].

  • Edmonton (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1915]
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    50 Received from— Lung. Other Forms. M F M. F. Private Practitioners (A) 82 58 7 12 S.M.I. (B) 1 1 3 — Sanitoria (C and D) 85 45 — — Infirmary (A, C and D) 51 44 7 2 District Medical Officer 2 4 — — Hospitals (A, C and D) 21 29 15 10 Other Institutions (A, C and D) 1 — 7 — Dispensary 1 — — — Voluntary 4 1 — — 248 182 39 24 430 63 Three Belgians were notified, all from the Edmonton Infirmary (not included in the above figures). No notifications have ever been received from the Tuberculosis Officer of our area (No. 1). Scholars.—Five children were notified by the School Medical Inspector during the year, as suffering from tuberculosis, two from pulmonary tuberculosis and the rest from other forms of tubercle. LOCALITY OF TUBERCLE, OTHER THAN PULMONARY. [M.= Male; F. = Female.] M. F. M. F. Meningitis [M. 11/12; 14/12; 8; F. 13/12; 8] 3 2 Mesenteric glands [M. 27/12 1 — Kidney [M. 34] 1 — Neck Glands [M. 15, 16, 6, 8, 6, 8, 29, 7; F. 15, 16, 14, 1, 11, 6, 24, 6, 9, 23, 13, 37] 8 12 Glands of the groin [M. 11] 1 — Hip [M. 38, 9, 6, 14; F. 4, 21] 4 2 Knee joint [M. 18, 8½, 9, 14 F. 4. 15] 4 2 Spine [M. 6, 22, 10, 5, 12; F. 6] 5 1 Elbow [M. 42] 1 — Glands and skin [M. 14] 1 — Breast [F. 27] — 1 General [M. 5] 1 — Peritoneum & Intestines [M. 1] 1 — 34 23 Peritoneum [M. 9, 17/12, 2; F. 23, 12½] 3 2 Enteritis [F. 15] — 1