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SPECIAL NUTRITION SURVEYS.
Number of children examined 3455
Number of children classified " A " 593
Percentage of children classified " A "17.1
Number of children classified " B " 1937
Percentage of children classified " B " 56.0
Number of children classified " C " 708
Percentage of children classified " C " 20.5
Number of children classified "D" 217
Percentage of children classified " D " 63
TREATMENT CLINICS.
Tonsils and Adenoids :—
Number of cases seen at clinics 288
Number of cases operated under the Authority's Scheme 197
Number of cases operated by private arrangement 9
Ringworm.—Five cases were seen and treated at the clinics.
Impetigo.—One hundred and nineteen cases were treated at
the clinics.
Scabies.—One hundred and eleven cases were treated.
Other Skin Diseases.—One hundred and sixty-three cases were
seen and treated at the clinics.
Eye Diseases.—One hundred and ninety-six cases were treated.
Ear Diseases.—Sixty-one cases were treated at the minor
ailment clinics.
The total number of children examined during the vear, excluding
those attending the Dental Department, was 7,227.
This number was made up as follows :—
Examined at Routine Medical Inspection
3,305
Examined at Minor Ailment Clinics
2,506
Examined at Ophthalmic Clinic only
656
Examined at Aural Clinic only
51
Examined at School Leaving Age for Juvenile
Employment Committee
606
Examined under Juvenile Employment Bye-laws
60
Examined under Mental Deficiency Act
43