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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 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TABLE II.
(for Board of Education.)
RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND DURING MEDICAL INSPECTION.
| Boys. | Girls. | |
|---|---|---|
| Malnutrition | 13 | 12 |
| Uncleanliness :— | ||
| Head | 53 | 89 |
| Body | 36 | 36 |
| Skin :— | ||
| Ringworm—Head | 11 | 10 |
| Body | — | — |
| Scabies | 5 | 5 |
| Impetigo | 4 | 1 |
| Other Disease | 3 | 3 |
| Eye :— | ||
| Defective Vision and Squint | 260 | 264 |
| External Eye Disease | 8 | 9 |
| Ear :— | ||
| Defective Hearing | 83 | 62 |
| Ear Disease | 10 | 11 |
| Teeth :— | ||
| One—three decayed teeth | 903 | 873 |
| Four or more decayed teeth | 692 | 693 |
| Nose and Throat :— | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils and/or Adenoids | 374 | 470 |
| Defective Speech | 9 | 3 |
| Heart and Circulation :— | ||
| Heart Disease—Organic | 8 | 4 |
| Functional | 3 | 1 |
| Anaemia | 8 | 4 |
| Lungs:— | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberoulosis—Definite | — | — |
| Suspected | 1 | 4 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 12 | 5 |
| Other Disease | — | — |
| Nervous Systems- | ||
| Epilepsy | 1 | 1 |
| Chorea | 1 | 1 |
| Other Disease | — | — |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.— | ||
| Glands | — | — |
| Bones and Joints | — | — |
| Other Forms | — | — |
| Rickets | — | 2 |
| Deformities | 2 | — |
| Other Defects or Diseases | 8 | 9 |