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or cured. Of the others, two were cases of paralysis following
anterior poliomyelitis. All twelve were under treatment at hospital
or at home during the year.
(i) Heart Disease and Rheumatism.
Evidence of abnormality of the heart was found in forty-three
children. In fifteen cases the child was thought to be suffering
from organic disease of the heart, and in most of these cases the
disease was rheumatic in origin. In addition to these cardiac cases
of rheumatic origin a further eleven children were seen during the
year suffering from definite rheumatism. All cases of rheumatism
and heart disease are kept under regular observation at the School
Clinic, and where institutional treatment is required, assistance is
given in finding the necessary accommodation.
(j) Tuberculosis.
Six cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were seen in school children
during the year. Four of these received sanatorium treatment, one
was treated in hospital, and one in a residential institution. Of
seven cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis found in school children,
two were active cases which were sent to special hospitals, one
was sent for treatment to an orthopaedic hospital, and the others,
which were old quiescent cases, were kept under observation at the
Clinic.
VI.— FOLLOWING-UP.
All defects discovered at medical inspections are reported to
the parents or guardians, with a recommendation that the necessary
treatment be obtained as soon as possible. Later, the Visitation
Officer visits the homes to see whether treatment has been obtained.
The number of visits paid by the Visitation Officer in this work
of following-up the defects found at medical inspections has been
2,099.
VII.—ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT.
No change has been made in these arrangements. Wherever
possible, parents are recommended to obtain treatment for their
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