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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Disease or Defect. | Number ot Children. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treated. | |||||
Referred for Treatment. | Under Local Education Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | Not Treated. | |
Minor Ailments | 1722 | 1243 | 243 | 1486 | 236 |
Visual Defects | 341 | 192 | 8 | 200 | 141 |
Defects of nose and throat | 343 | 168 | 51 | 219 | 134 |
Dental Defects | 2033 | 1342 | nil | 1342 | 691 |
Other Defects | 381 | 109 | 263 | 372 | 9 |
Total | 4820 | 3054 | 565 | 3619 | 1211 |
(1) The total number of children medically inspected at the routine inspections | 5318 | |
(2) The number of children in (i) suffering from— | ||
Malnutrition | 419 | |
Skin Disease | 23 | |
Defective Vision (including squint) | 398 | |
Eye Disease | 37 | |
Defective Hearing | 147 | |
Ear Disease | 125 | |
Nose and Throat Disease | 502 | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercular) | 25 | |
Defective Speech | 19 | |
Dental Disease | 3123 | |
Heart Disease—Organic | 58 | |
ditto Functional | - | |
Anæmia | 5 | |
Lung Disease (non-tubercular) | 44 | |
Tuberculosis— | ||
Pulmonary | Definite | - |
Suspected | 8 | |
Non-pulmonary | 1 | |
Disease of the Nervous System | 7 | |
Deformities | 33 | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 18 | |
1,178 | ||
(4) The number of children in (i) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleanliness, &c.) | 691 | |
(5) The number of children in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, etc.) | 490 |