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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Table II.
A.— RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL
INSPECTION IN THE YEAR 1933.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. No. of defects. | Special Inspections. No. of defects. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under Observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under Observation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition | 305 | 104 | 218 | 38 | |
| Skin— | |||||
| Ringworm | Scalp | — | — | 10 | — |
| Body | 7 | — | 49 | 3 | |
| Scabies | — | — | 19 | 6 | |
| Impetigo | 25 | — | 483 | 10 | |
| Other diseases (non-tuberculous) | 181 | 3 | 2604 | 64 | |
| Eye— | |||||
| Blepharitis | 29 | — | 76 | 2 | |
| Conjunctivitis | 12 | — | 186 | 9 | |
| Keratitis | — | — | 3 | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 369 | 53 | 110 | 13 | |
| Squint | 32 | 4 | 13 | — | |
| Other conditions | 18 | — | 141 | 6 | |
| Ear— | |||||
| Defective hearing | 52 | 3 | 103 | 3 | |
| Otitis Media | 32 | 2 | 381 | 10 | |
| Other Ear Disease3 | 15 | 1 | 124 | 17 | |
| Nose and Throat— | |||||
| Chronic Tonsillitis only | 181 | 271 | 285 | 27 | |
| Adenoids only | 24 | 9 | 10 | 2 | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 10 | 9 | 33 | — | |
| Other conditions | 114 | — | 568 | 30 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous) | 11 | 21 | 54 | 14 | |
| Defective Speech | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Heart and Circulation— Organic Heart Disease | 13 | — | 8 | 5 | |
| Functional Heart Disease | 47 | 22 | 40 | 10 | |
| Anaemia | 12 | — | 35 | — | |
| Lungs— | |||||
| Bronchitis | 82 | 4 | 280 | 7 | |
| Other non-tuberculous diseases | — | — | 18 | — | |
| Tuberculosis— | |||||
| Pulmonary—Definite | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Suspected | 1 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| Non-pulmonary—Glands | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Bones and Joints | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| Other forms | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Nervous System— Epilepsy | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Chorea | 2 | — | 38 | 4 | |
| Other conditions | 108 | 10 | 93 | 8 | |
| Deformities— Rickets | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Spinal Curvature | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other forms | 192 | 25 | 74 | 20 | |
| Other Defects and Diseases (excluding un-cleanliness and Dental Disease | 355 | 21 | 1077 | 128 | |