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It is noteworthy that only six cases of ringworm of the head
were discovered during the year.
(c) Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids.— At the routine
inspections 74 children were found with enlarged tonsils, 18 with
adenoids, 61 with enlarged tonsils and adenoids, and 13 with other
conditions of the nose and throat requiring treatment. Children
with these conditions that required to be kept under observation
numbered 309. In addition, 29 cases of enlarged tonsils, 25 of
adenoids, 36 of enlarged tonsils and adenoids, and 37 of other
conditions requiring treatment, and 11 cases of similar diseases
of the nose and throat requiring to be kept under observation were
found on special inspections.
(d) Tuberculosis.— One suspected case of pulmonary tuberculosis
in which treatment was considered advisable and one
needing to be kept under observation were found on routine medical
inspection. In addition three cases for treatment and
eight others for observation were discovered on special examination.
Four cases of glandular tuberculosis were found. Three other
cases of tuberculosis, one of the spine, one of the hip and one of
the skin, were met with as a result of special examination.
(e) Diseases of the Skin.— At the routine inspection there
were found nine cases of impetigo and 19 of other conditions of the
skin. The cases met with at non-routine examinations, to which
they had been specially referred, were as follows :—
Ringworm of Head 6
Ringworm of Body 20
Scabies 13
Impetigo 414
Other Conditions 251
Total
704
These conditions have already been enumerated under the
heading "Minor Ailments."