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 II.
(for Board of Education.)
RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND DURING MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Boys. | Girls. | |
---|---|---|
Malnutrition | 13 | 12 |
Uncleanliness :— | ||
Head | 53 | 89 |
Body | 36 | 36 |
Skin :— | ||
Ringworm—Head | 11 | 10 |
Body | — | — |
Scabies | 5 | 5 |
Impetigo | 4 | 1 |
Other Disease | 3 | 3 |
Eye :— | ||
Defective Vision and Squint | 260 | 264 |
External Eye Disease | 8 | 9 |
Ear :— | ||
Defective Hearing | 83 | 62 |
Ear Disease | 10 | 11 |
Teeth :— | ||
One—three decayed teeth | 903 | 873 |
Four or more decayed teeth | 692 | 693 |
Nose and Throat :— | ||
Enlarged Tonsils and/or Adenoids | 374 | 470 |
Defective Speech | 9 | 3 |
Heart and Circulation :— | ||
Heart Disease—Organic | 8 | 4 |
Functional | 3 | 1 |
Anaemia | 8 | 4 |
Lungs:— | ||
Pulmonary Tuberoulosis—Definite | — | — |
Suspected | 1 | 4 |
Chronic Bronchitis | 12 | 5 |
Other Disease | — | — |
Nervous Systems- | ||
Epilepsy | 1 | 1 |
Chorea | 1 | 1 |
Other Disease | — | — |
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.— | ||
Glands | — | — |
Bones and Joints | — | — |
Other Forms | — | — |
Rickets | — | 2 |
Deformities | 2 | — |
Other Defects or Diseases | 8 | 9 |