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(e) Skin Disease.—At routine inspection only 10 wises of
skin disease were discovered. Special inspections, however, revealed
181 cases of impetigo, 15 cases of ringworm of the body,
9 of ringworm of the scalp and 12 of scabies. All these cases
received treatment through the School Medical Service. The
12 children suffering from scabies were dealt with at the Cleansing
Station, making altogether 38 attendances, and 7 of the
children affected with ringworm of the scalp received X-ray
treatment.
(f) External Eye Disease.—Forty-three children, or 1'6
per cent, of those inspected, suffered from some form of external
eye disease. Many more cases were found at special inspections,
and there were altogether 110 such cases treated at the
Eye Clinic and 58 at the Minor Ailment Clinics.
(g) Vision.—One hundred and sixty-five children, or 6 per
cent, of those examined, had defective vision. The School
Oculist treated 735 defects of the eye during the year, 368 of
these defects being errors of vision. Spectacles were prescribed
in 251 cases, and by the end of the year had been obtained in
all but two instances.
(h) Ear Disease and Hearing.—Thirty-two cases of defective
hearing were investigated as a result of routine inspection,
and 21 children suffering from ear discharge were referred for
treatment.
The weekly Aural Clinic conducted by Dr. Friel has been
continued during the year with excellent results. Dr. Friel
reports as follows:—
"The Clinic is held on Saturday mornings during school
terms.
The majority of the patients suffered from ear discharge;
others came complaining of deafness.
The discharging ears were treated on the lines described in
the report for 1925.
Most of the cases of Acute Inflammation were in babies or
children under school age sent up from the Infant Welfare
Centres. It is to be noted that in 7 ears the final result was not
known. Two of these cases had left school and two others were
attending hospital.