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Edmonton 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Clinic tends to increase, because parents now ask that their children's
eyes may be examined, with a view to provision of glasses if necessary.
| Simple errors of refraction | 282 |
| Errors of refraction, with concomitant strabismus | 128 |
| Corneal Nebulae (marked) | 11 |
| Adherent Leucoma | 2 |
| Congenital Amplyopia | 2 |
| Blepharitis | 3 |
| Conjunctivitis.. | 3 |
| Phlyctenular Keratitis | 2 |
| Error of refraction, one eye removed | 1 |
| Nystagmus | 1 |
| Interstitial Keratitis | 2 |
| Ptosis | 1 |
| Corneal Ulcer | 3 |
| Optic-atrophy | 1 |
| Retino-chorioiditis | 2 |
| Discharging socket | 1 |
| Foreign body in eye | 1 |
| Accident to eye | 1 |
| Phthisis Bulbi.. | 1 |
| Coloboma Iridis and refraction | 1 |
| Congenital Cataract | 1 |
| Marginal Blepharitis | 1 |
| Total | 451 |
I,. M. SMITH CLARK,
Oculist to Education Committee.
8g. EAR DISEASE AND HEARING.—Cases of otorrhoea are treated
at the Clinic daily, and sometimes, when thought necessary, twice daily.
The Education Committee recently suggested that their scheme of treatment
should include the necessary arrangements whereby appropriate cases could
have a mastoid operation ; this was, however, refused by the Board of Education.
8h. DENTAL DEFECTS.—A whole-time dentist was employed at the
School Clinic until the end of July, 1921. After the holidays, Mr. Willis,
L.D.S., was appointed as part-time officer, six mornings of 2½ hours each,