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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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SCONDARY SCHOOLS
Returns in respect of children attending Secondary and Junior
Technical Schools for the year ended 31st December, 1943.
A. Cases in which a full examination has been made.
| Age | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | — | — | 19 | 138 | 21 | 16 | 32 | 54 | 8 | 2 | — | |
| Girls | (Sec.) | — | — | 7 | 99 | 36 | 12 | 31 | 20 | 2 | — | — |
| (Tech.) | — | — | — | 59 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| TOTAL | — | — | 26 | 237 | 116 | 38 | 65 | 74 | 10 | 2 | — | |
Classification of the Nutrition of Pupils Inspected During the Year, in Ages.
| Ages | Number of Pupils Inspected | A (Excellent) | (Normal) | C (Slightly Subnormal). | D (Bad) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 26 | 4 | 21 | 1 | — | |
| 12 | 237 | 68 | 148 | 21 | — | |
| 13 | (Sec.) | 57 | 17 | 34 | 6 | — |
| (Tech.) | 59 | 10 | 39 | 10 | — | |
| 14 | (Sec.) | 28 | 5 | 21 | 2 | — |
| (Tech.) | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | |
| 15 | (Sec.) | 63 | 10 | 47 | 6 | — |
| (Tech.) | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| 16 | 74 | 27 | 42 | 5 | — | |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | |
| 18 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| TOTAL | (Sec.) | 497 | 134 | 321 | 42 | — |
| (Tech) | . 71 | 13 | 47 | 11 | — | |
C. Defective Vision ana Squint (excluding minor eye defects treated as minor ailments).
| Number of Defects dealt with | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 163 (Sec.) | — | 163 |
| 59 (Tech.) | — | 59 | |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded as minor ailments). | (Sec.) | — | — |
| (Tech.) | — | — | |
| TOTALS | 163 (Sec.) | — | 163 |
| 59 (Tech.) | — | 59 | |