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Other Conditions:—
1 case of enchondroma of rib was referred to hospital and
operated upon.
10 girls and 1 boy were found to be suffering from
ment of the thyroid gland: all are being kept under
observation.
4 cases of chronic nephritis were seen, of which three were
attending hospital or doctor for treatment.
51 cases of obesity; thirteen were referred for treatment and
thirty-eight were kept under observation.
1 case of hydrocephalus was kept under observation.
1 case of diabetes is being treated at hospital.
1 boy suffering from dwarfism is attending hospital.
1 girl was found to be suffering from thyroglossal cyst and
was referred to hospital.
11 children were found to be suffering from hernia; all were
referred to doctors or hospitals; four were operated
upon.
2 cretins were referred to hospital.
1 child was found to be suffering from erythema nodosum.
The total number of children examined during the year,
excluding those attending the Dental Department, was 10,015.
This number was made up as follows:—
Examined at Routine Inspection 3,819
Examined at Minor Ailment Clinics 3,958
Examined at Ophthalmic Clinic only 550
Examined at Aural Clinic only 105
Examined at school leaving age for Juvenile Employment
Committee 832
Examined under Juvenile Employment Bye-laws 85
Examined under Mental Deficiency Act 20
Examined as contacts with infectious disease 646
Payments at the clinics were continued on the same lines as
in former years—i.e., a charge of twopence per week was made for
treatment at the Minor Ailment Clinic, and threepence per attendance
at the Dental Clinic (sixpence if gas is given). For spectacles and
for nose and throat operations parents are asked to sign a form of