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EAR DISEASES.—Of the 3,659 children inspected 79 were found
to have discharging ears; This condition is always a serious one,
as it may not only lead to permanent loss of hearing, but may have
fatal results should the inflammation extend to the brain, as it
always has a tendency to do. Moreover, in many instances the
discharge is so offensive as to render the affected child unfit to
attend school. Cases that do not yield to treatment within a
limited time require operation.
DISEASES OF THROAT AND NOSE. —Under this heading are
classified adenoids and enlarged tonsils.
DENTAL TROUBLE. —Each child's teeth were examined and a
rapid note taken of the number of teeth obviously decayed. Note
was also taken of the number of children whose mouths were in
such a septic state that surgical treatment was urgently required.

The dental condition of school children is one of great
importance. From the preventive point of view much might be
done by raising the standard of cleanliness and by better care in
the choice of food for young children. The chief points to which
attention should be directed are embodied in the following leaflet
which was kindly revised by my friend, Mr. Denison Pedley, Dental
Surgeon to the Evelina Hospital for children.