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(c) Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin.
Ninety-five children were referred for treatment on account of
minor ailments, these including various skin conditions, minor
injuries and external diseases of the ears and eyes. These children
were, for the most part, treated at the School Clinic.
(d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases.
Fifty-six children were recommended for treatment on account
of defective vision or squint, while 256 children suffering from
minor defects of vision were kept under observation. Sixteen
children were found to require treatment for external diseases of
the eye, and twenty-five were kept under observation.
(e) Nose and Throat Defects.
Thirty-seven children were recommended for operative treatment
for enlarged tonsils and adenoids, and 231 were referred for observation.
Forty-eight children were found to be suffering from other
conditions of the throat and nose requiring treatment, and three
others were referred for observation.
(f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.
Only two children were found to be so deaf as to require treatment
for this defect, but thirty children were found with other
forms of ear disease requiring treatment.
(g) Dental Defects.
The results of the inspections carried out by the School Dental
Surgeon are set forth in Table V. 2,805 children in all were
inspected during the year, and of this number 2,169 were found to
be in need of dental treatment. The actual number treated at the
Dental Clinic was 1,853.
(h) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Thirteen children were classified as cripples. Seven of these
were cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis, for the most part quiescent
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