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. | |
Heart and Circulation— | ||||||||||||||||
No disease | 581 | 591 | 1172 | 99.4 | 703 | 507 | 1210 | 99.18 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 100.00 | 1291 | 1101 | 2392 | 99.29 |
Organic disease | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.51 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.46 |
Functional disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 0 .08 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.04 |
Anaemia.. | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.16 |
Other defects | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.08 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.04 |
Lungs- | ||||||||||||||||
No disease | 569 | 576 | 1145 | 97.12 | 703 | 511 | 1214 | 99.51 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 100.0 | 1279 | 1090 | 2369 | 98.34 |
Chronic bronchitis and bronchial catarrh | 15 | 19 | 34 | 2.88 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 21 | 38 | 1.58 |
Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.08 | .. | .. | .. | ... | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.04 |
Suspected tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.08 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.04 |
Nervous System— | ||||||||||||||||
No disease | 582 | 594 | 1176 | 99.75 | 699 | 509 | 1208 | 99.02 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 100.0 | 1288 | 1106 | 2394 | 99.38 |
Epilepsy (major or minor) | 2 | .. | 2 | 0.16 | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.08 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 0.12 |
Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. . | 1 | 0.08 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.04 |
Other diseases | .. | 1 | 1 | 0.09 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.82 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.46 |
Skin— | ||||||||||||||||
No disease | 580 | 592 | 1172 | 99.41 | 696 | 509 | 1205 | 98 .78 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 100.0 | 1283 | 1104 | 2387 | 99.09 |
Ringworm of body | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ringworm of head | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.34 | .. | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.21 |
Impetigo | .. | 1 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.08 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 0.08 |
Scabies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other diseases | 2 | .. | 2 | 0.16 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1.06 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0.62 |