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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The total number of cases in which the parents were advised that medica]
treatment was necessary was 1024, of which 567 were routine inspection cases
and 457 were re-inspection cases.
The principal defects for which treatment was advised were as follows:—
| Routine Cases. | Re-inspection Cases. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Total. | |
| Vision | 157 | 150 | 159 | 140 | 606 |
| Eye disease | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 40 | 38 | 44 | 63 | 185 |
| Ear disease | 59 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 119 |
| Bronchial Catarrh | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Hernia | 9 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Other causes | 30 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 64 |
| Totals | 309 | 258 | 229 | 228 | 1024 |
At the end of the year an enquiry was made in order to find out for how many cases treatment had been obtained. The following table gives the results as regards the most common defects :—
| Treatment obtained per cent. | Treatment not obtained per cent. | Left school or information unobtainable per cent. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision— | |||
| routine cases | 19.9 | 52.5 | 27.6 |
| re-inspection cases | 20.0 | 61.5 | 18.5 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids— | |||
| routine cases | 16.7 | 56.4 | 26.9 |
| re-inspection cases | 27.0 | 58.0 | 15.0 |
| Ear Disease— | |||
| routine cases | 9.7 | 55.0 | 35.3 |
| re-inspection cases | 30.8 | 57.7 | 11.5 |
| Hernia— | |||
| routine cases | 22.2 | 44.4 | 33.4 |
GENERAL REVIEW OF FACTS DISCLOSED BY
MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Family History of Consumption.
The number of boys with a family history of consumption was 294, and
the number of girls 245. Based on the number of parents present at the
inspection, the percentage of boys with a family history of consumption
is 25.4, and the percentage of girls is 21.6; for both sexes taken together, the
percentage is 24.2.