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Edmonton 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: TABLE V.(Board of Education).SUMMARY OF TREATMENT OF DEFECTS AS SHOWN IN TABLE IV.

TABLE V.

(Board of Education).

SUMMARY OF TREATMENT OF DEFECTS AS SHOWN IN TABLE IV.

Disease or Defect.Number ot Children.
Treated.
Referred for Treatment.Under Local Education Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.Not Treated.
Minor Ailments172212432431486236
Visual Defects3411928200141
Defects of nose and throat34316851219134
Dental Defects20331342nil1342691
Other Defects3811092633729
Total4820305456536191211

Table: TABLE VI.(Board of Education).SUMMARY RELATING TO CHILDREN MEDICALLY INSPECTED AT THE ROUTINE INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1920.

TABLE VI.

(Board of Education).

SUMMARY RELATING TO CHILDREN MEDICALLY INSPECTED AT THE ROUTINE INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1920.

(1) The total number of children medically inspected at the routine inspections5318
(2) The number of children in (i) suffering from—
Malnutrition419
Skin Disease23
Defective Vision (including squint)398
Eye Disease37
Defective Hearing147
Ear Disease125
Nose and Throat Disease502
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercular)25
Defective Speech19
Dental Disease3123
Heart Disease—Organic58
ditto Functional-
Anæmia5
Lung Disease (non-tubercular)44
Tuberculosis—
PulmonaryDefinite-
Suspected8
Non-pulmonary1
Disease of the Nervous System7
Deformities33
Other Defects and Diseases18
(3) The number of children in (i) suffering from defects (other than uncleanliness or defective clothing or footgear) who require to be kept under observation (but not referred for treatment)1,178
(4) The number of children in (i) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleanliness, &c.)691
(5) The number of children in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, etc.)490