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Lymphatic Glands.
Glands in the neck were found enlarged in 619 children, or 9.1
per cent. Enlargements due to infection by the bacillus of tubercle
are not here included.
Amongst the most common causes of glandular enlargement in
the region of the neck are decaying teeth, enlarged tonsils and
adenoids, ear discharge and verminous conditions of the head. As
soon as the specific cause is treated the glands quickly subside.
Ear Disease.
77 Children, or 1.1 per cent., were deaf and 94, or 1.4 per cent.'
suffered from ear disease. The main causes of deafness are wax'
adenoids, and measles and scarlet fever, the latter tending to produce
middle ear disease showing itself by perforation of the drum and
discharge.
Defective Teeth.
2,677 Children, or 39.5 per cent., were found at Routine Medical
Inspections to have four or less than four decaying teeth, and 1,139
children, or 16.9 per cent., more than four defective teeth. Slightly
more than half the children examined therefore had carious teeth.

Total number of boys inspected 3516