[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton] page 5

Edmonton 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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BOARD OF EDUCATION
Medical Inspection and Treatment Returns
Year Ended 31st December, 1941

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TABLE I. Medical Inspections o f children attending Public Elementary Schools.

A - ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
(1) No. of Inspections in the Prescribed Age Groups:
Entrants: 959. Second Age Group: 756. Third Age Croup: 376
Total:	2091
(2) No. of other Routine Inspections:	20
Grand Total:	2111
B-OTHER INSPECTIONS.
No. of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections:	832

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TABLE II. Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected During the Year in the Routine Age Groups.

No. of Children Insp.	A		B		C		D
No. of Children Insp.	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2111	221	10.47	1402	66.41	458	21.7	30	1.42

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TABLE III. Treatment of Minor Ailments (Excluding uncleanliness).

(1) Total No. of Defects treated or under treatment during the Year under the Authority's Scheme: 4612		Under the Authority's Scheme
(2) Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.		784
Errors of Refraction (including Squint:
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in (1)).		20
Total:		804
No. of children for whom spectacles were
(a) Prescribed:		721
(b) Obtained:		690
(3) Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Received Operative treatment:		172
Received other forms of treatment:		62
Total Number treated:		234

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TABLE IV

(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist
(a) Routine Age Groups:
Age	No.	Age	No.	Age	No.
4	191	5	759	6	935
7	905	8	908	9	997
10	1143	11	941	12	852
13	1002	14	217	15	11
Total:				8859
(b) Specials				1215
(c) Total (Routine & Specials)				10074