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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YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1945.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. | ||
(1) Number of Inspections in the Prescribed Age Groups :— | ||
Entrants | 1.154 | |
Second Age Group | 1,093 | |
Third Age Group | 959 | |
Total | 3,206 | |
(2) Number of other Routine Inspections | Nil | |
GRAND TOTAL | 3,206 | |
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections | 1,504 |
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. | % | |
3,206 | 434 | 13.53 | 2,426 | 75.67 | 340 | 10.62 | 6 | .18 |
GROUP I. Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness).
Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme | 6,833 | |
GROUP II. Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint. | Under the Authority's Scheme | |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 1,053 | |
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | _ | |
Total | 1,053 | |
Number of children for whom spectacles were:— | ||
(a) Prescribed | 1,018 | |
(6) Obtained | 996 | |
GROUP III. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. | ||
Received Operative Treatment | 537 | |
Received Other Forms of Treatment | 681 | |
Total Number Treated | 1,218 |