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Nose and Throat.
In all the groups 403 boys and 492 girls had enlarged tonsils;
19 boys and 13 girls had adenoids only; 487 boys and 524 girls had
adenoids and enlarged tonsils; 70 boys and 54 girls were mouth
breathers; 466 boys and 451 girls exhibited enlarged glands in the
neck.
Of all children examined at Routine Medical Inspection, in the
Entrant group 13.6 per cent. had enlarged tonsils; 0.6 per cent.
had adenoids alone: 17.9 per cent. enlarged tonsils and adenoids;
and 14.8 per cent. had enlargement of the submaxillary or cervical
glands. In the Intermediate group the respective percentages were
10.7 per cent., 0.5 per cent., 14.0 per cent., and 13.0 per cent.; and
in the Leaver group, 7.8 per cent., nil, 7.2 per cent., and 3.5 per
cent. The percentages for the three groups in relation to the total
number of children examined, were 11.0 per cent., 0.4 per cent.,
12.5 per cent., and 11.1 per cent.
Table IV. gives in summary the percentage of Nose and Throat
defects and of enlarged glands in the various groups examined.

Defective Hearing.
The commonest causes of deafness in children are middle ear
disease and adenoids. Routine medical inspection showed that 0.4
per cent. Entrants, 0.6 per cent. Intermediates, and 0.4 per cent.
Leavers in the children examined had defective hearing. The
report on the work done in the Ear Clinic is given on page 281.