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(e) Nose and Throat Defects. Table IV., Group III.
(page 144).
Nose and throat defects continue to swell the returns
of defective children, though in less than 5 per cent. of
children examined at school there were defects requiring
treatment. It is to be noted that no case was referred
for operative treatment direct from the routine clinic
inspection, but underwent further examination at the
School Clinic or by Mr. Beney, whose report follows later
in this report.
(f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.
Statistical information for the year is given in Table
IIa (page 137) and Table IV, Group I (page 137).
At the routine inspections, 5 children were found
to have chronic, ear disease, with the resultant defective
hearing, and had up to the time of the inspection had no
treatment. Some 250, in addition to these, attended
school clinics for special inspection with "running
ears" or defective hearing, and were referred for
routine treatment. Many of' these conditions are of a
temporary nature consequent upon catarrhal infection,
but there are others where the discharge persists.
causing damage to hearing. These cases are referred
for Mr. Beney's advice.
There is still a tendency in parents to delay the
seeking of advice on these conditions with the result
that curative treatment is delayed and much damage
done to the child's hearing. If one could control the
catarrhal infection in schools, one could do much in the
prevention of this crippling ailment.
(g) Dental Defects. Table V (page 146).
Mr. Latham's report follows later in this report.
The Dental Service is complete, and valuable work in
being done by the Dental Surgeons.
(h) Orthopadic and Postural Defects. Table IV, Group
IV (page 145).
Ninety-one children were found at the Routine
Medical Inspection to be in need ot remedial exercises
or for further inspection by the Orthopaedic Specialist.