Report / Board of Health, City of Edmonton, Alberta.

  • Edmonton (Alta.). Board of Health.
Date:
[1964]
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Credit: Report / Board of Health, City of Edmonton, Alberta. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DISABILITY PRE-SCHOOL SCHOOL 0) q 0 > 0 > u o > U o DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM: U < O _c o h- U < o c o h- Cerebral palsy ___ 11 1 12 30 38 68 Epilepsy _____ 10 2 12 108 93 201 Hydrocephalus _ 6 — 6 3 6 9 Spina bifida and meningocele _ 7 — 7 — 5 5 Other _ 8 3 1 1 16 28 44 48 327 DISEASES INVOLVING LOSS OF SPECIAL SENSES: Eyes—Cataract —____ 5 1 6 5 1 1 16 —Glaucoma ___ _ — — — 3 4 7 —Strabismus _ 13 2 15 24 59 83 —Other _ _ _ 4 5 9 18 51 69 Ears—Impaired hearing _ 6 — 6 47 53 100 —Other _ 1 — 1 4 — 4 37 279 DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM: Congenital _ 30 4 34 64 36 100 Rheumatic fever _ 9 — 9 68 162 230 Other _ 21 3 24 4 4 8 67 338 DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 1 3 4 4 8 12 DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Coeliac disease _ 10 13 23 1 1 1 12 Hare Lip and/or cleft palate _ 1 1 10 21 3 9 12 Hirschsprung's disease _ 3 1 4 1 4 5 Megacolon ... ____ — — — — 1 1 Other _____ 3 2 5 2 8 10 53 40 DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM 9 5 14 22 24 46 CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS 20 15 35 6 42 48 BIRTH INJURIES — 1 1 — — — SPEECH DEFECTS — 1 1 35 13 48 OTHER — 1 1 3 5 8 Table II GROUP PERCENT OF TOTAL Orthopedic _______ 26.4 8.5 Infective and parasitic ___ .2 6.7 Neoplastic ___ 3.0 1.9 Allergic, endocrinal, metabolic and nutritional 5.4 12.5 Diseases of blood and blood primary organs ... .5 .9 Mental, psychoneurotic and personality disorders _ .2 2.8 Diseases of the nervous system _ 1 1.8 19.0 Diseases involving loss of special senses 9.1 16.2 Diseases of circulatory system . . 16.5 19.7 Diseases of respiratory system _ --- 1.0 .7 Diseases of digestive system _ 13.1 2.3 Diseases of genito-urinary system ... 3.5 2.7 Congenital malformation ___ _ _4_ 8.6 2.8 Birth injuries ____ .2 _ Speech defects Other .. .2 .2 2.8 .5