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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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| Inspection | (Sec.) — (Tech.) — | |||
| Treatment | (Sec.) 12 | Secondary | 12 | |
| ,, | (Tech.) — | Technical | — | — |
| (3) Attendances by pupils for treatment | Secondary | 72 | ||
| Technical | _ | 4 | ||
| (4) Fillings:— | ||||
| Permanent Teeth | Secondary | 62 | ||
| Permanent Teeth | Technical | — | 4 | |
| Temporary Teeth | Sec. & Tech. | — | ||
| Total | Secondary | 62 | ||
| Technical | — | 4 | ||
| (5) Extractions:— | ||||
| Permanent Teeth | Secondary | 25 | ||
| Permanent Teeth | Technical | — | 1 | |
| Temporary Teeth | Secondary | 4 | ||
| ,, ,, | Technical | — | — | |
| Totals | Secondary | 29 | ||
| Technical | — | 1 | ||
| (6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions:— | Secondary | 12 | ||
| Technical | 1 | |||
| (7) Other Operations:— | ||||
| Permanent Teeth | Secondary | — | 18 | |
| Permanent Teeth | Technical | — | — | |
| Temporary Teeth | Sec. & Tech. | — | ||
| Total | Secondary | — | 18 | |
| Technical | — | — | ||
Group 1. Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness).
| Disease or defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Minor Ailment Clinic. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||||
| Sec. | Tech. | Sec. | Tech. | Sec. | Tech. | |
| Skin— | ||||||
| Ringworm—Scalp X-Ray | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Body | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Impetigo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other skin disease | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| Minor Eye Defects— | ||||||
| External and other, but excluding cases treated at Ophthalmic Clinic | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Miscellaneous— | ||||||
| (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 23 | 3 | — | — | 23 | 3 |
| Total | 33 | 4 | 33 | 4 | ||