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Edmonton 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: TABLE III.BLIND CHILDREN

TABLE III.

BLIND CHILDREN

Name.Age.Address.At a Public Elementary. School.At another Institutn.At no School or Ins
NIL.
(Note:- there were 7 children on the roll of the Special School for partially Sighted Children, Lordship Lane, N.22. on the the 31st December 1939.

Table: DEAF CHILDREN

DEAF CHILDREN

Name.AgeAddressAt a Public Elementary School.At another Institutn.At no school or Institutn.
MARTINJoyce146, Stockton Rd., Edmonton, IT. 18.-Yes–
(note:- There were 8 Edmonton children on the roll of the Special School for Deaf and Dumb Children, Philip Lane, Tottenham, 11.15. on the 31st December, 1939 including Joyce Martin)

Table: TABLE IV. TREATMENT TABLES.GROUP I - MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which secTable VI)

TABLE IV. TREATMENT TABLES.

GROUP I - MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which sec

Table VI)

DISEASE OR DEFECT.Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year
Under the Authority's Scheme.OtherwiseTotal
Skin:-
Ringworm-Sca1p-
(1) X-Ray treatment-11
(11) Other Treatment---
Ring worm-Body35136
Scabies53-53
Impetigo3523355
Other Skin Diseases34823371
Minor Eye Defects3385343
Minor Ear Defects33235367
Miscellaneous37482644012
52063325538

Table: GROUP II - DIRECTIVE VISION AMD SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments - Group 1)

GROUP II - DIRECTIVE VISION AMD SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments - Group 1)

No. of Defects dealt with
Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
Errors of Refraction (in-eluding Squint)672–672
other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those reoorded In Group II)37–37
709–709

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