Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TABLE II.—continued.
Entrants. | Leavers. | Intermediate. | Total. | |||||||||||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | |
Nose and Throat— | ||||||||||||||||
No defect | 461 | 459 | 920 | 78.03 | 577 | 414 | 991 | 81.23 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 80.0 | 1044 | 875 | 1919 | 79.66 |
Mouth breathers | 27 | 21 | 48 | 4.07 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 2.38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 46 | 31 | 77 | 3.20 |
Tonsils slightly enlarged | 86 | 104 | 190 | 16.12 | 90 | 76 | 166 | 13.61 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20.0 | 177 | 181 | 358 | 14.86 |
Tonsils much enlarged | .. | 2 | 2 | 0.16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.16 |
Adenoids, slight | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.34 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 1.80 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 7 | 26 | 1.08 |
„ marked | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1.27 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.82 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 14 | 25 | 1.04 |
External Eye Disease- | ||||||||||||||||
No disease | 574 | 583 | 1157 | 98.13 | 693 | 507 | 1200 | 98.36 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 100.0 | 1274 | 1093 | 2367 | 98.26 |
Blepharitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.25 |
Conjunctivitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Corneal Opacities | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.51 | 3 | .. | 3 | 0.25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.37 |
Other diseases | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1.15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 13 | 27 | 1.12 |
Teeth- | ||||||||||||||||
Sound | 231 | 272 | 503 | 42.7 | 396 | 237 | 633 | 51.89 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 50.0 | 631 | 510 | 1141 | 47.36 |
Three or less decayed | 232 | 226 | 458 | 38.8 | 273 | 243 | 516 | 42.30 | 3 | .. | 3 | 30.0 | 508 | 469 | 977 | 40.56 |
Four or more decayed | 121 | 97 | 218 | 18.5 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 5.82 | .. | 2 | 2 | 20.0 | 159 | 132 | 291 | 12.08 |
Sepsis of mouth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ear Disease- | ||||||||||||||||
No disease | 575 | 592 | 1167 | 98.98 | 676 | 482 | 1158 | 94.92 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 90 .00 | 1258 | 1076 | 2324 | 96.47 |
Obstruction—right | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.34 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 1.72 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 14 | 25 | 1.04 |
„ left | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.34 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1.80 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 13 | 26 | 1.08 |
Otorrhœa—right | 2 | ., | 2 | 0.16 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0.74 | .. | 1 | 1 | 10.00 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0.50 |
„ left | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.82 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.50 |
Other diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |