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(6) Tonsils and Adenoids.—It is indicated in Table IV,
Group III, that 166 cases of enlarged tonsils or adenoids were
submitted for operation at the Mattock Lane Health Centre, and
that 71 cases were dealt with at hospitals or by private practitioners.
(c) Tuberculosis.—Fourteen children were referred to the
Tuberculosis Officer for supervision, nine being suspected of having
tuberculosis of the lungs, two of glands, one tuberculosis of the
knee and two of other organs.
(d) Skin Disease.—The cases of diseases of the skin which
were treated are included in Table IV, Group 1. There were
500 referred for treatment, 467 of whom were treated at the Health
Centres and 33 otherwise.
In this table are indicated under the term " Miscellaneous "
524 cases of such conditions as minor injuries, sores, chilblains,
etc., and of these, 503 were treated at the Health Centres and
21 otherwise.
During the year 25 cases of ringworm of the head were treated
and cured by means of X-rays by Dr. Arthur.
All the 301 cases of impetigo received treatment at the Health
Centres. During the year 37 cases of scabies were found and
29 of these were treated at the Health Centres.
(e) External Eye Disease.—The children referred for
treatment of external eye diseases numbered 189, of whom 118
were treated at the Health Centres.
(f) Defective Vision.—The Report of the School Oculist
Dr. A. A. Douglas, which follows, gives an indication of the care
and thoroughness with which the refractive examination of the
eyes of the school children has been carried out. This report, as
those submitted on the same subject in previous years, shows the
need for " myope classes," the formation of which, but for the
financial crisis, would have been provided for in the estimates
for the current year.