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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Defect or Disease. | Routine. | Special | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Malnutrition | - | 419 | - | 43 | |
Uncleanliness— | |||||
Head | 2 | 182 | 63 | 4 | |
Body | — | 115 | 21 | - | |
Skin— | |||||
Ringworm | Head | 4 | — | 99 | — |
Body | - | — | 80 | 1 | |
Scabies | 3 | - | 162 | -_ | |
Impetigo | 16 | — | 463 | 11 | |
Other diseases (non-tubercular) | — | — | 204 | 49 | |
Eye— | |||||
Blepharitis | 35 | - | 46 | - | |
Conjunctivitis | - | — | 38 | — | |
Keratitis | - | - | 2 | - | |
Corneal Ulcer | 2 | - | 15 | - | |
Corneal Opacities | - | - | 1 | - | |
Defective Vision | 146 | 140 | 130 | 20 | |
Squint | 50 | 62 | 15 | 1 | |
Other conditions | - | - | 32 | 4 | |
Ear— | |||||
Defective hearing | 92 | 55 | 31 | 5 | |
Otitis Media | 108 | - | 111 | - | |
Other Ear diseases | 17 | - | 29 | 2 | |
Nose and Throat— | |||||
Enlarged Tonsils | 103 | 303 | 55 | 4 | |
Adenoids | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
Enlarged Tonsils and adenoids | 53 | 22 | 4 | - | |
Other conditions | 9 | 10 | 117 | - | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercle) | 5 | 20 | 17 | — | |
Defective speech | - | 19 | - | — | |
Heart and Circdlation— | |||||
Organic Heart disease | 19 | 39 | 18 | 9 | |
Functional | - | - | 6 | 1 | |
Anæmia | 5 | -_ | 16 | 4 | |
Lungs— | |||||
Bronchitis | 4 | 40 | 65 | 26 | |
Other non-tubercular diseases | - | - | 20 | 20 | |
Tdbercolosis— | |||||
Pulmonary- | Definite | - | - | 2 | 3 |
Suspected | — | 8 | 2 | 19 | |
Non-pulmonary— | Glands | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Spine | — | — | - | — | |
Hip | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Other bones and joints | — | — | — | 1 | |
Skin | - | - | - | - | |
Other forms | 1 | - | - | - | |
Nervocs System— | |||||
Epilepsy | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Chorea | - | 3 | 15 | 5 | |
Other conditions | - | - | 6 | 37 | |
Deformities— | |||||
Rickets | - | 3 | - | - | |
Spinal Curvature | 12 | 18 | 1 | - | |
Other forms | - | - | 8 | 9 | |
Other defects and diseases | 6 | 12 | 243 | 350 |
Number of individual children having defects which
required treatment, or to be kept under observation 4544