Table: Table 3RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1969
Table 3
RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1969
Defects | Boys | Girls |
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Number requiring Treatment | Number requiring Observation | Percentage of total Defects | Number requiring T reatment | Number requiring Observation | Percentage of total Defects |
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Uncleanliness - | | | | | | |
Head/Body | 1 | 12 | 0.2 | 4 | 6 | 0.2 |
Teeth | 615 | 72 | 10.3 | 765 | 88 | 14.4 |
Skin | 841 | 107 | 14.3 | 344 | 145 | 8.3 |
Eyes - | | | | | | |
Defective Vision | 792 | 628 | 21.3 | 814 | 718 | 25.8 |
Squint | 126 | 18 | 2.2 | 122 | 12 | 2.3 |
External Eye Trouble | 28 | 28 | 0.8 | 27 | 15 | 0.7 |
Ears - | | | | | | |
Deafness | 108 | 195 | 4.6 | 104 | 176 | 4.7 |
Otitis Media | 45 | 116 | 2.4 | 45 | 143 | 3.2 |
Other Defects | 6 | 31 | 0.6 | 14 | 24 | 0.6 |
Nose and Throat | 186 | 494 | 10.2 | 165 | 417 | 9.8 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands | 8 | 67 | 1.1 | 11 | 39 | 0.8 |
Speech | 92 | 98 | 2.9 | 40 | 62 | 1.7 |
Heart and Circulation | 49 | 114 | 2.4 | 42 | 107 | 2.5 |
Lungs | 147 | 117 | 4.0 | .64 | 75 | 2.3 |
Developmental - | | | | | | |
Hernia | 22 | 21 | 0.6 | 8 | 22 | 0.5 |
Other Defects | 156 | 319 | 7.1 | 89 | 233 | 5.4 |
Deformities - | | | | | | |
Posture | 12 | 32 | 0.7 | 26 | 65 | 1.5 |
Flat Feet | 56 | 138 | 2.9 | 29 | 71 | 1.7 |
Other | 66 | 118 | 2.8 | 62 | 127 | 3.2 |
Nervous System - | | | | | | |
Epilepsy | 16 | 11 | 0.4 | 16 | 17 | 0.6 |
Other | 45 | 49 | 1.4 | 34 | 46 | 1.4 |
Psychological - | | | | | | |
Development | 24 | 61 | 1.3 | 17 | 58 | 1.3 |
Stability | 52 | 165 | 3.3 | 34 | 162 | 3.3 |
Abdomen | 21 | 33 | 0.8 | 33 | 47 | 1.4 |
Other Defects | 25 | 65 | 1.4 | 28 | 113 | 2.4 |
TOTAL DEFECTS | 3,539 | 3,109 | | 2,937 | 2,988 | |
Total Children Examined
9,373 Boys
9,005 Girl.