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These unfortunate conditions of the nose and throat have
apparently been increasing since the middle of last century; and
if they are not actually a new trouble, it is strange that they had
been so much overlooked in Medical literature before about 1850.
(d) Tuberculosis.
A register of all children suffering from Tuberculosis in any
form is kept, and these are seen at regular intervals and kept under
observation and treatment. Fortunately, Pulmonary Tuberculosis
is rare in School children. Only those Tubercular children who are
certified to be free from infection are allowed in the Schools.
Those children who are suspected of the disease at Medical
Inspection are sent on to the Tuberculosis Medical Officer for
further advice and treatment, and we are kept fully informed of
their welfare. There are several children attending the Schools who
have in the past suffered from this disease, but who are now
recovered and doing well.
(e) Skin Diseases.
Impetigo (sores) is the chief trouble—largely caused, and
always aggravated, by dirt. We have always a case or two in
attendance. Ringworm, fortunately, has been almost absent
during the past year, and Scabies has been very much less frequent
than it was a few years ago.
(f) Eye Diseases.
Many of the slight affections of the eyes and eyelids are attended
to at our Daily Clinic; and should any case be of a serious nature,
the child is seen by our Ophthalmic Surgeon, who is in attendance
once or twice a week on regular and stated occasions.
(g) Vision.
Every child who is found at Medical Inspection to be seriously
deficient, is referred to the Ophthalmic Surgeon, and, in the majority
of cases, eventually supplied with suitable glasses. Children's
spectacles have to be kept under observation by Teachers and
Nurses, as well as by the Doctor. Sometimes the frames get bent
or the glass broken, and not infrequently get lost. Our senior
School Nurse attends to all eye cases seen by the School Medical
Officer and the Ophthalmic Surgeon, and such children are kept
under regular care and treatment.
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