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 III.
BLIND CHILDREN
| Name. | Age. | Address. | At a Public Elementary. School. | At another Institutn. | At no School or Ins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIL. | |||||
| (Note:- there were 7 children on the roll of the Special School for partially Sighted Children, Lordship Lane, N.22. on the the 31st December 1939. | |||||
DEAF CHILDREN
| Name. | Age | Address | At a Public Elementary School. | At another Institutn. | At no school or Institutn. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN | Joyce | 14 | 6, Stockton Rd., Edmonton, IT. 18. | - | Yes | – |
| (note:- There were 8 Edmonton children on the roll of the Special School for Deaf and Dumb Children, Philip Lane, Tottenham, 11.15. on the 31st December, 1939 including Joyce Martin) | ||||||
TABLE IV. TREATMENT TABLES.
GROUP I - MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which sec
Table VI)
| DISEASE OR DEFECT. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise | Total | |
| Skin:- | |||
| Ringworm-Sca1p- | |||
| (1) X-Ray treatment | - | 1 | 1 |
| (11) Other Treatment | - | - | - |
| Ring worm-Body | 35 | 1 | 36 |
| Scabies | 53 | - | 53 |
| Impetigo | 352 | 3 | 355 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 348 | 23 | 371 |
| Minor Eye Defects | 338 | 5 | 343 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 332 | 35 | 367 |
| Miscellaneous | 3748 | 264 | 4012 |
| 5206 | 332 | 5538 | |
GROUP II - DIRECTIVE VISION AMD SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments - Group 1)
| No. of Defects dealt with | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| Errors of Refraction (in-eluding Squint) | 672 | – | 672 |
| other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those reoorded In Group II) | 37 | – | 37 |
| 709 | – | 709 | |
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