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General Statement. 109
found on routine inspection. The cases of scabies thus
constituted .2 per cent., and those of impetigo .8 per
cent. of the children examined. At the Inspection
Clinic on reference by the teachers or attendance
officers 62 cases of scabies, 464 cases of impetigo, and
4 cases of non-infectious disease of the skin were discovered.
(f) External Eye Diseases.—At routine inspection
four children were found to be suffering from conjuctivitis,
19 from blepharitis, 22 from squint, 3 from corneal
opacity, and six from other conditions, such as hordeolum
or stye, making a total of 54. At the Inspection
Clinic the cases of these diseases found were four of
conjunctivitis, five of blepharitis, two of keratitis,
two of corneal ulcer, two of corneal opacity, fourteen of
squint, and one of hordeolum, or a total of 30 cases of
external eye disease.
(g) Vision.—Defective vision is one of the most common
and at the same time one of the most important
defects found amongst the school children. No fewer
than 198, or 7 per cent. of the children examined at the
routine inspection were found to have such defects
as to require attention. Besides, 27 children were examined
specially and found to have defective eyesight
requiring correction.
(h) Ear Disease and Hearing.—On routine inspection
27 children gave evidence of defective hearing, 19 suffered
from otitis media, and one had eczema of the ear;
while on non-routine inspection five had defective
hearing and two otitis media. In addition to these cases
139 of otitis media were found at the Inspection Clinic.