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Edmonton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.
Medical Inspection and Treatment Returns.
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1946.
Table I.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING MAINTAINED
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
(1) Number of Inspections in the Prescribed Age Groups
Entrants 2,491
Second Age Group 1,076
Third Age Group 659
Total 4,226
(2) Number of other Routine Inspections Nil
GRAND TOTAL 4,226
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections 1,432
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. | % | |
| 4,226 | 690 | 16.33 | 3,223 | 76.27 | 311 | 7.36 | 2 | .04 |
Table III.
| GROUP I. Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness). | |
| Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme | 8,761 |
| GROUP II. Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint. | |
| Under the Authority's Scheme | |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 1,287 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | — |
| Total | 1.287 |
| Number of children for whom spectacles were :— | |
| 1,218 | |
| 1,210 | |
| GROUP III. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. | |
| Received Operative Treatment | 335 |
| Received Other Forms of Treatment | 756 |
| Total Number Treated | 1,091 |