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who were badly affected yet failed to recognise the condition from
which they were suffering and also failed to see that all the others
were affected, though in a lesser degree.
Twenty-two of the boys attended Christ Church School,
eight attended St. Saviour's and five had not yet been admitted
to school, being under 5 years of age. In taking steps to rid the
Home of the infection the children under school age had to be
dealt with at the same time as if they were school children. Treatment
of the condition by means of X-rays, segregation of the children
and disinfection of infected articles soon enabled most of the
children to attend school.
(f)External Eye Disease.—Sixteen cases of blepharitis,
eight of conjunctivitis, 17 of squint, and one with another condition
of the eyes were observed at routine medical inspection; and 31
cases of blepharitis, 56 of conjunctivitis, 9 of squint and 43 of other
conditions were found in children referred for special examination.
Of these cases, 164 were advised treatment and 17 were recommended
to be kept under observation.
(g) Defective Vision.—During routine inspection 167 children
were found with defective vision and referred for examination by
an Oculist. As a result of special inspection 80 were also referred
to an Oculist.
(h) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.—Thirteen cases
of otitis media and 7 of other conditions of the ear requiring treatment
; and 12 cases of defective hearing, two of otitis media, and five
of other conditions requiring to be kept under observation were
found at routine medical inspection. Special inspections discovered
9 cases of defective hearing, 56 of otitis media, and 20 of other
conditions of the ear requiring treatment; and 4 of defective hearing
and one case of another condition of the ear to be kept under
observation.
(i) Dental Defects.—The first table which follows classifies
the dental defects found at routine medical inspection. In this
table it will be seen that of the entrants 41.0 per cent. had sound
teeth, of the intermediate group 49.8 per cent., and of the leavers
68.7 per cent. had sound teeth.