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 V.
(Board of Education.)
SUMMARY OF TREATMENT OF DEFECTS AS SHOWN IN
TABLE IV.
Disease or Defect. | No. of Children. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Referred for Treatment. | Treated— | |||
Under Local Education Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
Minor Ailments | 1768 | 1565 | 202 | 1767 |
Visual Defects | 418 | 412 | — | 412 |
Defects of Nose and Throat | 135 | 98 | 27 | 125 |
Dental Defects | 2547 | 1567 | — | 1567 |
Other Defects | 649 | 250 | 396 | 646 |
Total | 5517 | 3892 | 625 | 4517 |
The total number of attendances at the School Clinic for the year 1921 was 30,517
for the Minor Ailments section alone.