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(c) Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids.—At the routine
inspection 272 children were found with enlarged tonsils, 24 with
adenoids, 158 with enlarged tonsils and adenoids, and two with
other conditions of the nose and throat requiring treatment.
Children with these conditions that had to be kept under observation
numbered 885. In addition, 43 cases of enlarged tonsils,
4 of adenoids, 43 of enlarged tonsils and adenoids, and 14 of other
conditions requiring treatment, and 49 cases of similar diseases of
the nose and throat requiring to be kept under observation were
found on special inspection.
(d) Tuberculosis.—Three suspected cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis requiring to be kept under observation were found at
routine medical inspection. In addition, one requiring treatment
and four who needed to be kept under observation, were discovered
on special examination. One case of spinal tuberculosis, and one
of tuberculosis of the hip requiring to be kept under observation
were also found at routine medical inspection and one of bone
involvement to be kept under observation was found on special
examination.
(e) Diseases of the Skin.—At the routine inspection there
were found nine cases of impetigo, 4 of scabies and eight cases with
other conditions of the skin. The cases met with at non-routine
examinations, for which they had been specially referred by the
teachers or school nurses were as follows:—
Ringworm of Head 15
Ringworm of Body 30
Scabies 17
Impetigo 260
Other Skin Conditions 81
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The number of cases of ringworm of the head and ringworm
of the body out of the whole of the school population is very low
and demonstrates that the immediate recognition by the teachers
of the condition in the children and their prompt isolation and
treatment is very effective. The same may be said with regard
to scabies of which only 21 cases were found during the year.