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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Table III—Treatment Tables
GROUP 1.—MINOR AILMENTS (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLINESS, FOR WHICH
SEE TABLE V).
Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year
| (a) Skin— | |
| Ringworm—Scalp— | |
| (i) X-Ray treatment. If none, indicate by dash | — |
| (ii) Other treatment | 1 |
| Ringworm—Body | 30 |
| Scabies | 14 |
| Impetigo | 119 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 3015 |
| Eye Disease | 812 |
| (External and other, but excluding errors of refraction, squint and cases admitted to hospital) | |
| Ear Defects (Treatment for serious diseases of the ear (e.g., operative treatment in hospital should not be recorded here but in the body of the School Medical Officer's Annual Report) | 800 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 6473 |
| Total | 11264 |
| b) Total number of attendances at Authority's minor ailments clinics | 32004 |
GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (EXCLUDING EYE DISEASE TREATED AS MINOR AILMENTS—GROUP I)
| No. of defects dealt with | |
|---|---|
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 1,382 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | — |
| Total | 1,382 |
| Number of pupils for whom spectacles were:— | |
| 1,329 | |
| (6) Obtained | 981 |
GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT
| Total number treated | |
|---|---|
| Received operative treatment— | |
| (a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | 262 |
| (b) for other nose and throat conditions | — |
| Received other forms of treatment | 221 |
| Total | 483 |