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During 1928 the School Nurses made 19,494 examinations
of children and 491 individual children were found to
be unclean.
No children required to be cleansed at the Council's
Cleansing Station during the year, as compared with five
during the previous year.
(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 89 or
5.8% were found to be suffering from enlarged tonsils and
adenoids. Operation was advised in 48 of these cases and
in 55 other cases discovered as a result of special examinations.
Seventy children were operated on during the year
under the Education Authority's scheme, and 14 children
received private treatment.
(d) Tuberculosis.
Two cases of suspected pulmonary tuberculosis, and one
case of tuberculosis of bones and joints, were discovered at
routine inspections; while six cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis
were found at special examinations.
(e) Skin Disease.
Five cases of impetigo, two of scabies and three of other
skin diseases were found at routine inspections; while, at
special inspections, twelve cases of impetigo, one case of
scabies, and fortv of other skin diseases were discovered.
(f) External Eye Disease.
Four cases of blepharitis and one of conjunctivitis were
found at routine inspections, and at special inspections one
case of blepharitis, and seven of conjunctivitis.
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