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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TABLE II.—Return showing Physical Condition of Children Inspected.
| Condition. | Entrants. | Leavers. | Intermediate ages 9-11. | Total. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. |
| Number Inspected | 584 | 595 | 1179 | — | 707 | 513 | 1220 | — | 7 | 3 | 10 | — | 1298 | 1111 | 2409 | — |
| Clothing. Satisfactory | 534 | 527 | 1061 | 90.0 | 441 | 457 | 898 | 73.6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 100.0 | 982 | 987 | 1969 | 81.7 |
| Unsatisfactory | 50 | 68 | 118 | 10.0 | 266 | 56 | 322 | 26.4 | — | — | — | — | 316 | 124 | 440 | 18.3 |
| Footgear. Satisfactory | 546 | 549 | 1095 | 92.9 | 582 | 459 | 1041 | 85.3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 100.0 | 1135 | 1011 | 2146 | 89.1 |
| Unsatisfactory | 38 | 46 | 84 | 7.1 | 125 | 54 | 179 | 14.7 | — | — | — | — | 163 | 100 | 263 | 10.9 |
| Cleanliness of Head. Clean | 533 | 358 | 891 | 75.6 | 677 | 269 | 946 | 77.5 | 7 | — | 7 | 700 | 1217 | 627 | 1844 | 76.5 |
| Nits | 48 | 232 | 280 | 23.7 | 30 | 241 | 271 | 22.2 | — | 3 | 3 | 30.0 | 78 | 476 | 554 | 23.0 |
| Pediculi | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.5 |
| Cleanliness of Body-Clean | 522 | 551 | 1073 | 91.0 | 619 | 490 | 1109 | 90.9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 100.0 | 1148 | 604 | 2192 | 91.0 |
| Dirty | 62 | 41 | 103 | 8.7 | 88 | 9 | 97 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 150 | 50 | 200 | 8.3 |
| Pediculi present | — | 3 | 3 | 0.3 | — | 11 | 400 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 1 7 | |
| Nutrition-Excellent | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.5 |
| Normal | 574 | 589 | 1163 | 98.6 | 702 | 502 | 1204 | 98.7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 100.0 | 1283 | 994 | 23 77 | 98.7 |
| Below normal | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1.1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0.8 |
| Bad | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 00.8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.04 |