Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg.

  • Winnipeg (Man.). Health Department.
Date:
[1928]
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Credit: Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In fourteen instances contact to an existing case outside of the af¬ fected home was reported; it is not possible, however, to state any definite time between time of contact and developing disease. The contact estab¬ lished between an existing case outside, and the one declared, was only in evidence in five cases for the month of August, and in nine cases during September. In fourteen affected homes sickness of a minor nature had existed prior to, or coincident with, the development of a case. In a majority of instances the headache, cold, or indisposition complained of, passed off without need for medical attention. In nine cases there was a history of having had contact with sickness in homes other than the one affected. The distribution of these cases is as follows: July, 2; August, 4; September, 3. Food Supply:— The following questions relating to food supply were asked in all homes where the case was notified: source of milk supply, fruit, vege¬ tables, butter, cream and ice cream. With the exception of milk supply, no attempt has been made to summarize the sources of these supplies. The milk supplies in the 225 cases notified are as follows: Pasteurized .:. Ill Raw Milk . 65 Both Raw and Pasteurized . 38 No Milk Used . 1 Milk Supply not known.. 10 Total . 225 The following is a review of the August and September cases taken not earlier than one month after initial symptoms: July Deceased . 4 Paralysis and still under treatment. 4 Paralysis, treatment not continued. 2 No Paralysis . - Information not obtainable . - Died from other cause. - August 8 48 17 8 1 September 3 23 22 44 18 1 Summary showing sanitary conditions recorded on reports made up by inspectors is as follows: Sanitary Condition: July Good . 4 Fair . 5 Poor Unclassified Aug. Sept. Oct 43 61 10 27 42 9 6 5 1 6 3- Nov. Dec. Total 1 1 120 83 12 10 1