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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TABLE II.
(of Board of Education.)
RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF MEDICAL INSPECTION IN 1918.
| Defect or Disease. | Code Groups. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number referred for treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Malnutrition | _ | — |
| Uncleanliness of head | 180 | 15 |
| Uneleanliness of body | 44 | o |
| Skin- | ||
| Ringworm of head | 7 | — |
| Ringworm of body | 1 | — |
| Scabies | 8 | — |
| Impetigo | 14 | — |
| Other disease | 12 | — |
| Eye— | ||
| Defective vision and squint | 279 | 267 |
| External eye disease | 36 | 25 |
| Ear— | ||
| Defective hearing | 228 | 96 |
| Ear disease | 124 | 6 |
| Teeth— | ||
| Dental disease | no clinic | 3680 |
| Nose and Throat— | ||
| Enlarged tonsil? | 146 | 221 |
| Adenoids | 3 | 1 |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 195 | 45 |
| Defective speech | 14 | 6 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||
| Heart disease—organic | 15 | 4 |
| Heart disease—functional | 39 | 9 |
| Anaemia .. | 38 | 10 |
| IjUNGS— | ||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis—definite | 6 | — |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis—suspected | 6 | 4 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 19 | 5 |
| Other disease | 31 | 12 |
| Nervous System— | ||
| Epilepsy | 7 | 1 |
| Chorea | 5 | — |
| Other disease | 2 | — |
| Non-pulmonary tuberculosis—glands | 2 | — |
| bones and joints | 5 | 2 |
| other forms | 2 | — |
| Rickets | 5 | — |
| Deformities | 19 | 2 |
| Other defects or diseases | 23 | 4 |