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Table 3

RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS, 1967

Defects	Boys			Girls
Defects	Number requiring Treatment	Number requiring Observation	Percentage of total Defects	Number requiring Treatment	Number requiring Observation	Percentage of total Defects
Uncleanliness -
Head/Body	5	9	0.2	6	3	0.1
Teeth	712	71	11.1	888	96	15.6
Skin	1150	82	17.4	302	108	6.5
Eyes -
Defective Vision	873	559	20.2	888	688	25.0
Squint	113	24	1.9	137	25	2.6
External Eye Trouble	21	20	0.6	31	31	1.0
Ears -
Deafness	109	146	3.6	84	159	3.9
Otitis Media	41	95	1.9	35	98	2.1
Other Defects	13	18	0.4	18	22	0.6
Nose and Throat	170	384	7.8	164	376	8.6
Enlarged Cervical Glands	17	71	1.2	16	60	1.2
Speech	96	70	2.3	52	51	1.6
Heart and Circulation	50	135	2.6	47	158	3.2
Lungs	103	116	3.1	72	98	2.7
Developmental -
Hernia	25	38	0.9	8	22	0.5
Other Defects	121	345	6.6	86	211	4.7
Deformities
Posture	19	30	0.7	53	94	2.3
Flat Feet	169	228	5.6	77	127	3.2
Other	71	164	3.3	95	209	4.8
Nervous System -
Epilepsy	14	13	0.4	21	18	0.6
Other	53	48	1.4	19	34	0.9
Psychological -
Development	25	60	1.3	15	62	1.2
Stability	60	130	2.7	40	139	2.9
Abdomen	19	40	0.9	30	34	1.0
Other Defects	34	100	1.9	63	142	3.2
TOTALS	4083	2996		3247	3065
Total Children Examined	8,492 Boys			8,570 Girls