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. | |
Vision— | ||||||||||||||||
6/6 each eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 393 | 330 | 723 | 65.6 | 457 | 356 | 813 | 62.4 | 850 | 686 | 1536 | 63.0 |
6/6 right eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 427 | 364 | 791 | 69.6 | 494 | 402 | 896 | 68.8 | 921 | 766 | 1687 | 69.2 |
6/6 left eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 438 | 360 | 798 | 70.3 | 498 | 394 | 892 | 68.5 | 936 | 754 | 1690 | 69.3 |
6/9 right eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 73 | 75 | 148 | 13.0 | 108 | 111 | 219 | 16. 8 | 181 | 186 | 367 | 15.0 |
6/9 left eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 64 | 71 | 135 | 11.9 | 106 | 107 | 213 | 16.4 | 170 | 178 | 348 | 14.3 |
6/12 right eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 19 | 43 | 3.8 | 35 | 16 | 51 | 39 | 59 | 35 | 94 | 3.8 |
6/12 left eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 24 | 40 | 3.5 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 3.5 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 3.5 |
6/18 right eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 31 | 55 | 4.8 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 4.2 | 49 | 61 | 110 | 4.5 |
6/i8 left eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 24 | 48 | 4.2 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 4.8 | 50 | 61 | 11 | 4.6 |
6/24 right eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 18 | 34 | 3.0 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 2.5 | 30 | 30 | 66 | 2.7 |
6/24 left eye | .. | .. | .. | . | 29 | 18 | 47 | 4.1 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 2.8 | 44 | 40 | 84 | 3.4 |
6/36 right eye | .. | .. | .. | . | 23 | 15 | 38 | 3.3 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 2.5 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 2.9 |
6/36 left eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 21 | 36 | 3.2 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 2.6 |
6/60 right eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1.2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.6 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0.9 |
6/60 left eye | . | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 1.1 |
6/0 right eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1.2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.7 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 0.9 |
6/0 left eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.8 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 1.1 |
Cleanliness of Body— | ||||||||||||||||
Clean | 859 | 828 | 1687 | 92.3 | 572 | 505 | 1077 | 94.5 | 656 | 577 | 1233 | 94.6 | 2087 | 1910 | 3997 | 93.6 |
Dirty | 81 | 60 | 141 | 77 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 5.5 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 5.4 | 154 | 120 | 274 | 6.4 |
Pediculi present | 8 | 13 | 21 | 1.1 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 2.9 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 1.8 | 51 | 27 | 78 | 1.8 |
Nutrition- | ||||||||||||||||
Excellent | 581 | 583 | 1164 | 63.7 | 318 | 299 | 617 | 54.1 | 431 | 441 | 872 | 66.9 | 1330 | 1323 | 2653 | 62.1 |
Fair | 352 | 297 | 649 | 35.5 | 284 | 229 | 513 | 45.0 | 257 | 161 | 418 | 32.1 | 893 | 687 | 1580 | 37.0 |
Poor | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.8 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1.0 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 0.9 |
Bad | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |