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1932. Of these, much enlarged tonsils accounted for 1.08 per
cent.; definite adenoids were present in 0.12 per cent., and the
combined defect was diagnosed m 2.73 per cent.; the figures for
1932 were 1.19 per cent., 0.07 per cent., and 2.47 per cent.,
respectively.
The percentage of children moderately affected and requiring
to be kept under observation was 10.0, the corresponding percentage
in 1932 being 12.1. In this case 9.5 per cent. had moderately
enlarged tonsils, 0.2 per cent. exhibited signs of the presence
of adenoids, whilst 0.3 per cent. showed enlarged tonsils and
adenoids of moderate degree, as compared with 11.6 per cent.,
0.2 per cent., and 0.3 per cent., respectively in the year 1932.
(d) Tuberculosis.
The total number of cases of tuberculosis, occurring in children
of school age, notified to the Medical Officer of Health during
the year, was as follows:—
Boys. Girls. Total.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 3 5 8
Other forms of Tuberculosis 11 5 16
Totals 14 10 24
(e) Skin Disease and (f) External Eye Disease.
The number of these cases still remains high. At medical
inspections during the year 481 children were found to be suffering
from skin affections (as compared with 450 in the year 1932).
Cases of external eye disease also continue to show a high incidence,
126 in the year 1933 and 160 in the year 1932.
(g) Vision.
Only children with marked visual defect have been referred
for treatment and these, including cases of strabismus, numbered
403. In addition there were 116 children in whom there was
evidence of a lesser degree of visual defect and these are being
kept under observation. (See report of Ophthalmic Surgeon on
p. 152.)