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HEART DISEASE.
There are twelve children in the district with severe heart disease
and one of these had a long period of institutional treatment during
the year.
Altogether 27 children needed to be kept under observation
during the year for conditions of heart and circulation.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The classification of the notified cases on the roll of Elementary
Schools in the district is :—
Pulmonary—
Three cases :1 active and at home; 2 arrested and at school.
Other Forms—
Nineteen cases :15 at school; 1 not at school; 3 at special
schools
Beckenham children attend the County Tuberculosis Dispensary
for diagnosis and treatment.
CRIPPLING DEFECTS.
There were few serious crippling defects discovered, the majority
of the 132 cases noted, being knock-knees, flat feet, round shoulders
and slight spinal curvature. All these cases are referred to the
Orthopaedic Clinic, and the report of the work done appears on
page 75.