Table: Table XIV.Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection 1931,
Table XIV.
Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection 1931,
Defects. | Boys | Girls. |
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No. requiring Treatment. | No. referred for Observation. | Percentage of total Examined | No. lequiring Treaiment. | No. referred for Observation j | Percentage of total Examined. |
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Malnutrition | 30 | 26 | 1.47 | 31 | 36 | 1.84 |
Uncleanliness—Head | — | 1 | 0.03 | — | 1 | 0.03 |
Body | — | — | — | — | | - |
Skin Disease | 7 | 5 | 0.31 | 4 | 4 | 0.22 |
Eye Diseases— Defective Vision | 163 | 5 | 4.41 | 188 | 11 | 5.47 |
Squint | 26 | 3 | 0.76 | 28 | 5 | 0.98 |
External Eye Trouble | 9 | 3 | 0.31 | 2 | 6 | 0-22 |
Ear Diskases— Deafness | 5 | 3 | 0.21 | 6 | 4 | 0.27 |
Otitis Media | 9 | 2 | 0.29 | 13 | 2 | 0.41 |
Other Diseases | 3 | 1 | 0.11 | — | — | - |
Nose and Throat— Enlarged Tonsils only | 158 | 10J | 6.81 | 125 | 84 | 5.73 |
Adenoids only | 12 | 12 | 0.63 | 7 | 16 | 0.68 |
Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoid* | 131 | 46 | 4.65 | 117 | 51 | 4.61 |
Other Conditions | 16 | 6 | 0.58 | 11 | 4 | 0.41 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.) | — | 17 | 0.46 | — | 9 | 0.25 |
Dental Defects | 177 | S | 4.86 | 189 | 19 | 5.70 |
Sl'eech Deficts | 5 | 6 | 0.29 | 2 | 1 | 0.08 |
Heart and Circulation— Organic | 1 | 32 | 0.87 | | 42 | 1.15 |
Functional | _ | 18 | 0.47 | _ | 31 | 0.93 |
Anaemia | 1 | 24 | 0.66 | 3 | 24 | 0.74 |
Bronchitis | 4 | 22 | 0.68 | 4 | 12 | 0.44 |
Other Non-T.B. | 1 | 12 | 0.34 | 1 | io | 0.30 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 7 | 0.21 | | 5 | 0.14 |
Other Tuberculosh | — | 1 | 0.03 | — | 1 | 0.03 |
Nervous System Disorders (including Epilep>y, Chorea, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 0.42 | 3 | 21 | 0.66 |
Deformities— Rickets... | 1 | i | 0.06 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 |
Spinal Curvarure | 74 | 6 | 2.10 | 58 | 22 | 2.19 |
Others | 30 | 20 | 1 .31 | 36 | 18 | 1.48 |
Other Defects and Diseases | 1 | 34 | 092 | 2 | 45 | 1. 23 |
Totals | 866 | 438 | 34 23 | 831 | 489 | 3618 |
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Total Children Examined 3809 3648