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Edmonton 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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1 CO-ORDINATION.
I am pleased to report that every assistance is given by head teachers,
private practitioners, the Chest Clinic, local and Metropolitan Hospitals, social
services and various departments of the County Council, thus enabling the
co-ordination to run smoothly as in previous years.
2. MEDICAL INSPECTION.
During the year 1948, 5,021 children attending Primary and Secondary Schools were given a full routine medical inspection and the analysis of the age groups was as follows:-
| Entrants | 1,390 |
| Second Age Group | 2,120 |
| Third Age Group | 883 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 628 |
Special inspections and re-inspections totalled 15,102 during the year.
3. FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. (a) Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year:—
| Number | A | B | C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected | (Good) | (Fair) | (Poor) |
| 5,021 | 2,091 | 2,619 | 311 |
(b) Cleanliness.
The total number of examinations carried out in the schools by the
school nurses was 48,675 and the total number of individual pupils found to
be infested 556, in respect of whom cleansing notices under Section 54 (2) of
the Education Act, 1944, were issued. The number of individual pupils in
respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 (3)) was 237.
(c) Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin.
The total attendances at the two Minor Ailments Clinics during the year were 32,004, as follows:—
| Pymmes Park Clinic | 16,168 |
| Croyland Road Clinic | 15,836 |
(d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases.
The progressive increase in the number of school children and children
under school age, which has been going on since the Ophthalmic Clinic commenced,
is even more marked than in previous years, and the total attendances
have reached the very high figure of 3,688.
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