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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 1944
[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 |