Table: TABLE II.A.—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR, 1923
TABLE II.
A.—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR, 1923
Defect or Disease. | Routine. No. of defects | Special. No. of defects. |
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Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under Observation | Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under Observation |
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(I) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
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Malnutrition | 33 | 365 | 100 | 4 |
Uncleanliness— | | | | |
Head | 9 | 188 | 30 | 3 |
Body | 5 | 57 | 9 | 2 |
Skin— | | | | |
Ringworm | Scalp | 2 | — | 48 | - |
Body | 2 | — | 80 | - |
Scabies | I | — | 10 | - |
Impetigo | 21 | — | 438 | — |
Other diseases (non-tuberculous) | 6 | 1 | 362 | 6 |
Eye— | | | | |
Blepharitis | 73 | — | 169 | - |
Conjunctivitis | 15 | — | 96 | — |
Keratitis | - | - | - | - |
Corneal Opacities | - | 1 | 7 | - |
Defective Vision | 100 | 147 | 202 | 7 |
Squint | 37 | 16 | 18 | - |
Other conditions | 3 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
Ear— | | | | |
Defective hearing | 44 | 19 | 98 | - |
Otitis Media | 41 | 7 | 186 | - |
Other Ear diseases | - | - | 1 | - |
Nose and Throat— | | | | |
Enlarged Tonsils only | 25 | 151 | 35 | - |
Adenoids only | - | 2 | 10 | - |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids .. | 42 | 8 | 59 | 3 |
Other conditions | 4 | 2 | 127 | 8 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous) | 1 | 4 | 31 | 10 |
Defective Speech | - | 11 | - | - |
Teeth—Dental Diseases | 344 | 6 | 91 | - |
Heart and Circulation— | | | | |
Organic Heart Disease | - | 18 | 11 | 1 |
Functional Heart Disease | - | 18 | 7 | 3 |
Anaemia | 1 | 3 | 11 | - |
Longs— | | | | |
Bronchitis | 1 | 20 | 96 | 2 |
Other non-tuberculous diseases | - | 1 | 26 | 2 |
Tuberculosis— | | | | |
Pulmonary—Definite | - | 2 | 1 | - |
Suspected | - | 6 | 21 | 2 |
Non-pulmonary—Glands | - | 1 | — | - |
Spine | - | — | 2 | - |
Hip | - | — | 3 | - |
Other bones and joints | - | — | - | - |
Skin | - | - | - | - |
Other forms | - | - | 1 | - |
Nervous System— | | | | |
Epilepsy | - | 6 | 3 | - |
Chorea | - | - | 10 | 2 |
Other conditions | - | 15 | 7 | 7 |
Deformities— | | | | / |
Rickets | - | 3 | 4 | - |
Spinal Curvature | - | - | - | - |
Other forms | 2 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
Other Deeects and Diseases | 7 | 9 | 198 | 32 |