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TABLE II.
Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection in 1921.
defect or disease.
Routine Inspections
Specials.
No.
referred
for
treatment.
No. requiring
to be kept
under
observation,
but not
referred for
treatment.
No.
referred
for
treatment.
No. requiring
to be kept
under
observation,
but not
referred for
treatment.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Malnutrition:—
... 1
197
–
–
Uncleanliness:—
Head
... 18
—
680
–
Body
... 15
—
7
—
Skin
Ringworm:—
Head
... –
–
72
–
Body
... 1
–
12
–
Scabies
... 10
—
46
–
Impetigo
... 9
–
272
Other Diseases
... 10
–
7
–
(Non-Tubercular)
...
Eye
Blepharitis
... 11
–
5
–
Conjunctivitis
... 1
–
29
–
Keratitis
... –
–
3
–
Corneal Ulcer
... –
–
2
–
Corneal Opacities
... 2
–
1
–
Defective Vision
... 153
–
11
–
Squint
... 25
–
3
–
Other Conditions
... 11
—
2
–
–
Ear
Defective Hearing
... 19
–
19
Otitis Media
... 11
–
25
–
Other Ear Diseases
... 12
—
—
—
Nose and Throat
???
... 127
10
17
–
Adenoids
... 24
—
13
–
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids
... 30
—
4
–
Other Conditions
... 10
–
–
–
Enlarged Cervical Glands (nonTubercular)
... –
14
–
–
Defective Speech
... —
4
—
—
Teeth Dental Diseases (see later table)
... —
—
—
—
Heart and Circulation
Heart Disease:—
Organic
... –
30
1
81
Functional
... –
12
–
–
Anæmia
... –
46
5
—
Lungs
Bronchitis
... –
1
–
–
Other Non-Tubercular Diseases
... –
42
4
–
Tuberculosis
Pulmonary:—
Definite
... –
–
1
–
Suspected
... 2
–
1
–
Non-Pulmonary
...
Glands
... —
–
4
–
Spine
... –
–
–
–
Hip
... –
–
–
–
Other Bones and Joints
... –
–
–
–
Skin
... –
–
–
–
Other forms
... —
—
—
—
Nervous System
Epilepsy
... –
9
1
–
Chorea
... –
1
1
–
Other Conditions
... —
1
—
—
Deformities
Rickets
... –
–
1
–
Spinal Curvature
... –
13
–
–
Other Forms
... —
112
—
—
Other Defects and Diseases
... ...
111
5
88
Number of individual children having Defects which required Treatment or to be kept under
observation 2396