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HEART DISEASE.
There are eleven children in the district with severe heart disease
and two of these had periods of institutional treatment during the
year.
Altogether 58 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—
Five cases: 2 active and at home; 1 arrested and at school;
2 active and at Special Institutions.
Other Forms—
Eighteen cases: 13 at school; 1 not at school; 4 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 126 cases noted, being knock-knees, flat feet, round shoulders
and slight spinal curvature. All these cases are referred to the
Orthopædic Clinic, and the report of the work done appears on
page 72.
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