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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BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Medical Inspection and Treatment Returns.
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1944.
Table I.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS.
A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
(1) Number of Inspections in the Prescribed Age Groups :— | |
Entrants | 968 |
Second Age Group | 2,358 |
Third Age Group | 731 |
Total | 4,057 |
(2) Number of other Routine Inspections | Nil |
GRAND TOTAL | 4,057 |
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections 2,157
Table II.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
Number of Children Inspected. | A. | B. | C. | D. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
4,057 | 610 | 15.04 | 2,728 | 67.24 | 707 | 17.43 | 12. | .29 |
Table III.
GROUP I. Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness). | |
Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the ye the Authority's Scheme | 5,961 |
GROUP II. Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint. | Under the Authority's Scheme |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 1,051 |
Other defect of disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | — |
Total | 1,051 |
Number of children for whom spectacles were :— | |
(a) Prescribed | 998 |
(b) Obtained | 994 |
GROUP III. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. | |
Received Operative Treatment | 154 |
Received Other Forms of Treatment | 385 |
Total Number Treated | 539 |