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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TEETH.
Of the boys 1229, and 1168 girls, had one to three teeth decayed, and as
many as 692 boys and 591 girls had four teeth or more decayed.
NOSE AND THROAT.
Among the boys 307, and 304 girls, had either enlarged tonsils or adenoids,
or both.
EYE DISEASE.
Thirty-seven boys and 78 girls were wearing spectacles. Slight errors
of vision were found in 44 boys and 74 girls, and marked errors in 119 boys and
114 girls. Forty three boys and 37 girls had squint.
SCHOOL CLINIC.
Our scheme was settled in 1914, but the approval of it has been formally
withheld by the Hoard of Education until the end of the war.
INFECTIOUS AND (or) CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
The nnmber of children excluded at the routine inspection was 106 — 55 boys and 51 girls, the reasons for exclusion being :—
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermin. | Head | 19 | 17 | Contag. Skin Dis. | Ringworm Body | 1 | 0 |
| Head and Body | 9 | 8 | Ringworm Head | 3 | 4 | ||
| Body | 15 | 8 | Impetigo | 1 | 4 | ||
| Body Vermin and | Scabies | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Scabies | 2 | — | Other conditions | 1 | 1 | ||
| Infec. Dis. | German Measles... | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Measles | — | 1 | 55 | 51 | |||
| Influenza | - | 3 | — | - | |||
N.B.—None were excluded for Nits only.
EXCLUSION CERTIFICATES.
I. For Contagious and other Diseases.
The total number of exclusion certificates (including the above) issued by the School Medical Officers during the year was 657, compared with 940 the year before. The reasons for the exclusions being :—
| Disease. | No. of Certificates. | Disease. | No. of Certificates. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impetigo | 152 | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 8 |
| Vermin | 125 | Mumps | 7 |
| Scabies | 109 | Chicken-pox | 6 |
| Other Causes | 95 | Epilepsy | 5 |
| Ringworm | 87 | Ear Disease | 4 |
| Skin Diseases | 14 | Influenza | 4 |
| Bronchial Catarrh | 13 | Other Tubercular Diseases | 3 |
| Chorea | 10 | Whooping Cough | 3 |
| Eye Trouble | 9 | Mental Defective | 2 |
| Measles | 1 | ||
| Total | 657 |