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In considering the above table I desire to call attention to the
22 children suffering from deafness. Everyone of these cases was
associated with enlarged tonsils, adenoids or deflected nasal septum.
If these conditions had been remedied at a sufficiently early period,
deafness would not have resulted.
The commercial disadvantage at which a deaf child, as he
becomes a man, is placed, is a matter of very considerable moment
and should be borne in mind in connection with all children
suffering from the conditions above mentioned. Prevention is
better than cure, and it is not wise therefore to wait until deafness
has occurred before seeking a remedy.
One hundred and forty-four children were found suffering from
enlarged tonsils, adenoids or deflective nasal septum. I referred
in my last annual report to the conditions to which these were
antecedent, namely, deafness, backwardness, tonsillitis, bronchitis,
chronic laryngitis, etc., and to the importance of seeking the
remedy early to avoid permanent damage as above.
Eye Diseases.