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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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RETURNS IN RESPECT OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SECONDARY AND JUNIOR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1945.
| Number of Defects dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 87 (Sec.) | — | 87 |
| 14 (Tech.) | — | 14 | |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded as minor ailments) | — (Sec.) | — | |
| — (Tech.) | — | — | |
| Totals | 87 (Sec.) | — | 87 |
| 14 (Tech.) | — | 14 | |
Total Number of Children for whom Spectacles were Prescribed:—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 84 (Sec.)
12 (Tech.)
(b) Otherwise — (Sec.)
— (Tech.)
Total Number of Children who Obtained or Received Spectacles:—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 68 (Sec.)
9 (Tech.)
(b) Otherwise— (Sec.)
1 (Tech.)
D.—Dental Defects.
(1) Number of pupils who were:—
(a) Inspected by the Dentist:—
| Ages. | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Technical | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | Secondary— — | |||||||||
| Technical— — | ||||||||||
| Specials | Secondary— — | |||||||||
| Technical — 4 | ||||||||||
| Grand Totals | Secondary— — | |||||||||
| Technical — 4 | ||||||||||
| (6) Found to require treatment | Secondary— — | |||||||||
| Technical — 4 | ||||||||||
| (c) Actually treated | Secondary— — | |||||||||
| Technical — 4 | ||||||||||