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Report of the County Medical Officer—Education.
3,350 children who are attending or who have recently attended these schools for the physically
defective.
1. Tuberculous diseases-
Spine 380
Hip 447
Knee 266
Ankle and tarsus 35
Elbow 12
Various 38
1,118
2. Infantile paralysis 539
3. Spastic paralysis—
Hemiplegia 88
Paraplegia 50
Diplegia 25
163
4. Other forms of paralysis—
Pseudohypertrophic and other progressive
paralysis 15
Various paralyses 7
22
5. Congenital deformities—
Dislocation of the hip 63
Talipes equinovarus 81
Various 27
171
6. Various deformities—
Rickets 95
Septic osteitis 55
Amputations 70
Scoliosis 50
Kyphosis 6
Coxa vara 11
Malunited fractures 5
Scarring from burns 3
Spina bifida 5
Achondroplasia 6
Infantilism 2
Cretin 2
Fragilitas ossium 7
Congenital syphilis 1
Various 29
Ectopion vesicæ 1
351
7. Heart disease 614
8. Other chronic diseases—
Chorea 104
Alleged phthisis 52
Bronchiectasis 22
Old empyema 4
Chronic bronchitis and asthma 12
Haemophilia 6
Anæmia 15
Nephritis 11
Epilepsy 10
Lupus 3
Hysteria 3
Various 17
Delicate, convalescent, etc. 81
340
9. Other defects—
Eyes 12
Ears 6
Mental 1
Albino 1
Fractured skull 5
Tracheotomy 7
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3,350
18820 B B