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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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| Defect or Disease (1) | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects | No. of Defects | ||||
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment (3) | Requiring Treatment (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment (5) | ||
| Skin | 1. Ringworm—Scalp | — | — | 13 | - |
| 2. ,, Body | 2 | — | 41 | 1 | |
| 3. Scabies | 8 | — | 193 | — | |
| 4. Impetigo | 12 | — | 718 | 1 | |
| 5. Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | l6l | 1 | 1016 | 2 | |
| Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 183 | 1 | 1981 | 4 | |
| Eye | 6. Blepharitis | 28 | — | 78 | _ |
| 7. Conjunctivitis | 8 | — | 340 | — | |
| 8. Keratitis | — | — | - | — | |
| 9. Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |
| 10. Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 34 | 4 | 242 | 3 | |
| Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 70 | 4 | 660 | 3 | |
| 11. Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 368 | 25 | 82 | 2 | |
| 12. Squint | 21 | — | 9 | — | |
| Ear | 13. Defective Hearing | 12 | — | 25 | — |
| 14. Otitis Media | 31 | — | 385 | 2 | |
| 15. Other Ear Diseases | 35 | 5 | 149 | ||
| Nose and Throat | 16. Chronic Tonsillitis only | 493 | 23 | 201 | 7 |
| 17. Adenoids only | 11 | 2 | 8 | / | |
| 18. Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 117 | 2 | 368 | 23 | |
| 19. Other Conditions | 71 | 1 | 565 | 2 | |
| 20 Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 97 | 57 | 81 | - | |
| 21. Defective Speech | 34 | 3 | 6 | - | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease | ||||
| 22. Organic | 4 | 3 | 21 | 2 | |
| 23. Functional | 64 | 38 | 36 | 1 | |
| 24. Anaemia | 12 | 1 | 23 | — | |
| Lungs | 25. Bronchitis | 127 | — | 554 | 3 |
| 26. Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 54 | 3 | 145 | 3 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— | ||||
| 27. Definite | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
| 28. Suspected | — | — | 19 | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
| 29. Glands | — | — | 4 | — | |
| 30. Bones and Joints | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 31. Skin | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 32. Other Forms | 2 | - | 7 | — | |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | 5 | — | 11 | — | |
| Nervous System | 33. Epilepsy | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 34. Chorea | 13 | — | 105 | 1 | |
| 35 Other Conditions | 204 | 5 | 56 | - | |
| Deformities | 36. Rickets | 6 | - | 14 | — |
| 37. Spinal Curvature | 11 | — | 10 | — | |
| 38 Other Forms | 136 | 6 | 76 | — | |
| 39. Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 439 | 10 | 3291 | 66 | |
| Total number of defects | 2620 | 189 | 8884 | 120 | |