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Medical Treatment. 119
Medical Treatment.
Review of the methods employed or available for the treatment
of defects and a statement of the ascertained residts
of treatment.
(a) Minor Ailments.—Table IVa. gives the total
number of minor ailments referred for treatment as
856, the number treated at the School Clinic as 372,
and those treated privately or at hospitals as 484.
The largest number of cases was due to impetigo, a
condition which has been prevalent in several schools
and which has caused a great loss of attendance. Energetic
treatment for this condition at the School Clinic
certainly shortens the period of absence.
(b) Tonsils and Adenoids.—In Table IVc. an account
is given of the 190 cases referred for treatment,
148 being operated on at the Clinic and 14 by general
practitioners. Eight nasal cases were dealt with by means
of the cautery.
(c) Tuberculosis.—No cases of definite or suspected
pulmonary tuberculosis were found on routine school
medical inspection. At the Inspection Clinic one definite
and seven suspected cases were dealt with. All of these
were referred to the Tuberculosis Officer.
Two cases of glandular tuberculosis and two of
hip-joint disease were found on routine medical inspection.
All four cases were under the supervision
of private practitioners.
(d) Skin Diseases.—In Table IVa. the treatment of
skin disease is dealt with. Of 50 cases of ringworm of
the head, 44 were treated by Dr. Arthur with X-rays,
the treatment in all cases being successful. Six cases