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the Local Authority power to cleanse verminous persons
(apart from elementary school children), verminous
premises and verminous articles, so there is every
prospect of achieving better results in the future.
(b) Minor Ailments.
Few cases of minor ailments are discovered at
routine medical inspection, as these are sent to the clinic
by Teachers and School Nurses as soon as they are
discovered.
(c) Tonsils and Adenoids.
Of the children examined at routine inspections 71
or 6.3% were found to be suffering from enlarged tonsils
and adenoids. Operation was advised in 31 of these
cases and in 35 other cases discovered as a result of
special examinations. Fonty-six children were operated
on during the year under the Education Authority's
scheme, and 4 children received private treatment.
(d) Tuberculosis.
No case of pulmonary tuberculosis was discovered
at routine inspections. One case of tubercular cervical
glands and two cases of tuberculosis of bones and joints
were discovered; while ten cases of non-pulmonary
tuberculosis were found at special examinations.
(e) Skin Disease.
Two cases of scabies, nine of impetigo and three of
other skin diseases were found at routine inspections;
while, at special inspections, ten cases of ringworm of
the scalp, four of ringworm of body, eighteen cases of
impetigo and five of other skin diseases were discovered.
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