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(d) Skin Disease.—The common skin diseases met with
are Impetigo, Septic Sores, Seborrhoea, Scabies and Ringworm
Table II gives the numbers found among the routine and special
examinations. They amount to 1.6 per cent, among routine cases
No case of Ringworm of the scalp was met with during the
year.
(e) Eye Diseases.—These diseases chiefly comprising Blepharitis,
Conjunctivitis and styes, either indicate faulty personal
hygiene or some error in refraction. They form a very important
section of the minor ailments found in school children. Table II
gives the findings under the respective heads. They amount to
25 among routine and special cases.
(f) Vision and Squint.—169 cases of defective vision weft
found and 26 cases of Squint, 135 and 16 cases respectively beirg
referred for treatment. This gives 5.4 per cent, requiring treatment
(g) Ear Disease.—Defective hearing is measured by means
of the whisper test at 20 feet. 23 children, or 0.8 per cent., were
found to be deaf, while 47 or 1.7 per cent., suffered from ear disease,
the latter generally having discharging ears and a certain amount
of deafness in consequence. Defective hearing is either due to wax
or middle ear disease which is much more untractable, a third
and very common cause of defective hearing being adenoids, the
removal of which usually cures the deafness.
The prevalence of ear disease among entrants amounted to
1.4 per cent.
(h) Tonsils and Adenoids.—357 children, or 12.9 per cent
of those examined, were found suffering from enlarged tonsilsor
adenoids, or both, with such symptoms that it was found
necessary to refer them for treatment or further observation
Of cases referred for treatment, 185 were found on re-inspcctien
to have been treated. As in former years arrangements
for the operative treatment of post-nasal growths at the Threat
Departments of St. Mary's Hospital, Plaistow, and Queen Mary's
Hospital, Stratford, parents contributing to the cost thereot according
to means.