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Edmonton 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton, UDC]

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TABLE III

(Continued).

Boys.Girls.Total.
j Mentally Defective.Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority)Attending certified schools for mentally defective children261036
Attending public elementary schools4—4
At other institutions1—1
At no school or institution———
Notified to Local Control Authority during the yearFeebleminded2-2
Imbeciles268
Idiots———
| Epileptics.Suffering from severe epilepsyAttending certified special schools for epileptics
In institutions other than certified special schools1-1
Attending public elementary schools—11
At no school or institution———
Suffering from epilepsy which is not severeAttending public elementary schools123
At no school or institution——
Physically Detective.Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosisAt sanatoria or sanatorium schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board---
At other institutions-—-
At no school or institution—22
Non-infectious but active pulmonary and glandular tuberculosisAt sanatoria or sanatorium schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board5813
At certified residential open air schools---
At certified day open air schools---
At public elementary schools-33
At other institutions---
At no school or institution246
Delicate children (e.g. pre or latent tuberculosis, malnutrition, debility, anaemia, etc.)At certified residential open air schools---
At certified day open air schools---
At public elementary schools6155116
At other institutions---
At no school or institution10919
Active non-pulmon-ary tuberculosisAt sanatoria or hospital schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board2-2
At public elementary schools——-
At other institutions---
At no school or institution2—2
Crippled children (other than those with active tuberculosis disease), e.g., children suffering from paralysis, etc., and including those with severe heart diseaseAt certified hospital schools1-1
At certified residential cripple schools---
At certified day cripple schools---
At public elementary schools9615
At other institutions---
At no school or institution6511