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Abnormalities due to infection.
Abscess of eyelid 1
Blepharitis 10
(Mostly mild cases due to refractive errors).
Conjunctivitis, non-specific, 4
Conjunctivitis, phlyctenular 1
Interstitial Keratitis, specific 1
Keratitis, non-specific 2
Meibomian Cysts 2
Abnormalities due to trauma —
Contusion of eye—no permanent defect 1
Contusion of eye resulting in blindness 1
Abnormalities due to neoplasms.
Papilloma of eyelid 1
Abnormalities of unknown etiology.
Optic atrophy 1
The infective external diseases of the eye were few in number
and mild in degree, which suggests that the nutrition of the school
children has been well maintained during the second year of war."
Defects of the Ear, Nose and Throat.—The examination
and treatment of children suffering from defects of the ear, nose
and throat were continued during the year at the different Health
Centres by the Surgeon, Mr. Arthur Miller. The provision of
expert and specialized treatment was thus provided both for school
children referred from routine and special school inspections and
for children attending the Child Welfare Centres. There was a
total of 414 attendances with 128 new cases. Of the new cases
48 were suffering from chronic otitis media resulting in persistent
or recurrent ear discharge or impaired hearing. The common
abnormalities present were dry and moist perforations, scarred
and retracted ear drums, granulations and polypi. Treatments
carried out included the cauterization of polypi, the regular installation
of ear drops, the insufflation of iodized boric acid, politzerization
and ionisation, as well as diastolization of the nose. Twelve
new cases of acute otitis media attended. In seven of these cases
the ear discharge had ceased during the period under review.
The others were still under treatment or had failed to attend so that
their ultimate condition could not be ascertained. One case was
referred for mastoidectomy.