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Table 3

RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS

1968

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	2	8	0.1	4	-	0.1
Teeth	498	59	8.4	630	77	12.2
Skin	993	125	16.8	359	113	8.2
Eyes
Defective Vision	803	659	21.9	914	716	28.2
Squint	111	28	2.1	114	24	2.4
External Eye Trouble	18	27	0.7	19	34	0.9
Ears
Deafness	81	148	3.4	72	132	3.5
Otitis Media	38	89	1.9	39	114	2.6
Other Defects	20	23	0.6	12	26	0.7
Nose and Throat	184	443	9.4	181	382	9.7
Enlarged Cervical Glands	3	76	1.2	14	41	1.0
Speech	76	90	2.5	47	39	1.5
Heart and Circulation	55	95	2.2	50	124	3.0
Lungs	111	113	3.4	60	94	2.6
Developmental
Hernia	30	40	1.0	14	20	0.6
Other Defects	179	329	7.6	74	221	5.1
Deformities
Posture	19	41	0.9	33	68	1.7
Flat Feet	74	182	3.8	48	111	2.8
Other	70	124	2.9	79	140	3.8
Nervous System
Epilepsy	20	15	0.5	20	18	0.7
Other	50	62	1.7	25	33	1.0
Psychological
Development	13	60	1.1	13	39	0.9
Stability	56	164	3.3	33	161	3.3
Abdomen	23	49	1.1	22	43	1.1
Other Defects	31	72	1.5	43	94	2.4
TOTALS	3,558	3,121		2,919	2,864
Total Children Examined - 8,957 Boys 8,841 Girls