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dealt with, but all to no purpose. The child is now becoming
deaf, and, in course of time, will doubtless become gradually
worse. In this connection it may be as well to direct attenton
to a case recently decided in the Courts. The parents were
summoned by a certain Local Authority for failing to have
their child operated upon, and fined. This decision was overruled
by a superior Court. It may appear to be unfortunate
that some legal pressure cannot be brought to bear upon
neglectful parents, but it would certainly appear to be just
as reasonable that the ultimate decision as to what treatment
the child is to receive should rest with the parent.
Entrants. Interm. Leavers. Total.
BGBGBGBG
Mouth Breathers 4 4 4 1 1 3 9 8
Slight Enlargement of Tonsils 49 45 20 35 20 16 98 9(5
Marked Enlargement of Tonsils 16 19 12 2 8 30 30
Marked Adenoids 26 — 3 1 — 39
Slight Adenoids 8 2 7 4 12 16 8
(16) (17) 14) (8) (2) (2)(32) (27)
Removed previous to inspection 12 19 22 13 9 8 43 40
The numbers set out in brackets show the number of
children in which this condition was suspected, but not sufficiently
evident without making a digital examination of the
naso-pharynx.
The numbers set out in the table above include 5 boys
who had been noted as suffering from much enlarged tonsils
at the first examination, and 3 girls who had been discovered
before as suffering from much enlargement of the tonsils, and.
9 girls who shewed this defect to a lesser degree.
Diseases of the Ear and Defective Hearing.
Of the 1,641 children examined, 43 were found to be
suffering from diseases of the ear or defective hearing. 20
occurred amongst the boys (2.5 per cent.), and 23 instances
were found amongst the girls (2.4 per cent.), the whole equalling
2.6 per cent., as compared with 2.62 per cent. for 1913.