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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Table III.—
Entrants. | Leavers. | Intermediate. | Total. | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | |
Pickets— | ||||||||||||||||
No disease | 939 | 888 | 1827 | 99.95 | 603 | 535 | 1138 | 99.83 | 698 | 605 | 1303 | 99.85 | 2240 | 2028 | 4268 | 99.88 |
Evidence of (slight) | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.12 |
Deformity— | ||||||||||||||||
No deformity | 940 | 886 | 1826 | 99.89 | 601 | 533 | 1134 | 99.47 | 697 | 602 | 1299 | 99.69 | 2238 | 2021 | 4259 | 99.70 |
Deformity present | .. | 2 | 2 | 0.11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.53 | .. | 4 | 4 | 0.31 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.30 |
Tuberculosis Non=Pulmonary— | ||||||||||||||||
No disease | .. | .. | .. | 100.0 | .. | .. | .. | 100.0 | .. | .. | .. | 99.84 | .. | .. | .. | 99.98 |
Disease present | .. | .. | .. | Nil | .. | .. | ... | Nil | .. | 1 | 1 | o.16 | .. | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
Speech— | ||||||||||||||||
Not defective | 929 | 887 | 1816 | 99.34 | 559 | 535 | 1094 | 99.47 | 694 | 606 | 1300 | 99.77 | 2182 | 2028 | 4210 | 99.51 |
Defective articulation. | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0.55 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0.23 | |
Stammering | 2 | .. | 2 | 0.11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.53 | 3 | .. | 3 | 0.23 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0.26 |
Hearing— | ||||||||||||||||
Good both ears | 491 | 432 | 923 | 81.0 | 591 | 482 | 1073 | 82.2 | 1082 | 914 | 1996 | 81.5 | ||||
Good right ear | 510 | 451 | 961 | 84.4 | 609 | 500 | 1109 | 85.0 | 1119 | 951 | 2070 | 84.6 | ||||
Good left ear | 521 | 455 | 976 | 85.6 | 616 | 500 | 1116 | 85.6 | 1137 | 955 | 2092 | 85.5 | ||||
Fair right ear | 52 | 36 | 88 | 77 | 36 | 47 | 83 | 6.4 | 88 | 83 | 171 | 7.0 | ||||
Fair left ear | 37 | 32 | 69 | 6.0 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 7.1 | 73 | 88 | 161 | 6.6 | ||||
Bad right ear | 29 | 36 | 65 | 5.7 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 6.4 | 69 | 80 | 149 | 6.1 | ||||
Bad left ear | 33 | 35 | 68 | 5.9 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 5.5 | 69 | 7i | 140 | 5.7 | ||||
Very bad right ear | 17 | 13 | 30 | 2.6 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 2.1 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 2.3 | ||||
Very bad left ear | 9 | 14 | 23 | 2.0 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 1.8 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 1.9 |