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Table IV

RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1964

Defects	Boys			Girls
Defects	Number requiring Treatment	Number referred for Observation	Percentage of total Defects	Number requiring Treatment	Number referred for Observation	Percentage of total Defects
Uncleanliness - Head	-	-	-	2	-	0.1
Body	-	-	-	-	-	-
Skin Disease	103	42	4.0	81	23	3.8
Eye Disease -Defective Vision	618	305	25.8	468	263	27.0
Squint	32	8	1.1	36	7	1.6
External Eye Trouble	14	7	0.6	12	9	0.7
Ear Disease - Deafness	134	90	6.2	88	78	6.0
Otitis Media	19	15	1.0	10	23	1.2
Other Diseases	11	12	0.6	9	12	0.7
Nose and Throat	143	253	11.0	114	248	13.1
Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.)	7	38	1.3	6	20	0.9
Dental Defects	245	5	7.0	268	4	9.9
Speech Defects	49	68	3.2	21	36	2.1
Heart and Circulation	37	69	3.0	42	63	3.8
Lungs	40	76	3.2	27	51	2.8
Developmental - (a) Hernia	17	10	0.8	5	11	0.5
(b) Other	84	200	7.9	3	48	1.9
Deformities - Posture	51	86	3.8	85	88	6.3
Flat Feet	50	101	4.2	45	59	3.8
Others	65	122	5.2	52	74	4.6
Nervous System Disorders -Epilepsy	4	2	0.2	5	4	0.3
Other	14	21	1.0	10	10	0.7
Psychological - (a) Development	22	24	1.3	12	6	0.6
(b) Stability	43	63	3.0	23	41	2.3
Abdomen	4	10	0.4	9	10	0.6
Other Defects and Diseases	57	94	4.2	44	87	4.7
TOTALS	1,863	1,721		1.477	1,275
Total Children Examined	7,174 Boys			5,624 Girls