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(d) Skin Disease.—4 cases of Scabies, 3 cases of Impetigo, and
95 cases of other diseases of the skin were discovered.
(e) External Eye Disease.—31 cases of Blepharitis, i.e., inflamed
eyelids, and 5 cases of Conjunctivitis were discovered.
(f) Vision.—400 children (or 5.3 per cent. of those examined)
were found to be suffering from vision so defective or from such
symptoms as headache, etc., as to require treatment. 54 of these
cases saw 6/6, while the remaining 346 had vision of 6/9 or less, and
267 cases were referred for re-examination at a later date.
76 per cent. of the cases referred for treatment received treatment
from the School Oculist.
Further particulars of these cases will be found on page 161.
(g) Ear Disease and Hearing.—14 children (or .18 per cent. of
those examined) were found to be suffering from defective hearing.
In addition, 5 out of 22 children found to be suffering from a
discharge from the ear, due to an old otitis media, were also deaf.
(h) Dental Defects.—395 (or 5.2 per cent. of those examined)
were found to be suffering from teeth so defective as to impair
health. These cases were referred to the School Dentist for treatment.
A more complete inspection of the teeth of the children is
carried out by the Dentist, a summary of the results of which
appears on page 194, Table IV (Group V).
(i) Deformities.—16 children were found to be suffering from
slight spinal curvature, and 368 from other minor deformities (such
as round shoulders, flat feet, etc.) which could be corrected by
special physical exercises.