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(b) Minor Ailments.
Chief Minor Ailments.
Discovered at
Routine Medical
Inspection
Discovered by Teachers
and Nurses and sent to
Clinic
1935
1936
1935
1936
Scabies
1
-
12
15
Impetigo
7
3
236
240
Conjunctivitis
1
—
57
65
Blepharitis
1
4
28
35
Ear Diseases
46
36
204
195
Ringworm (Scalp)
—
—
3
1
Ringworm (Body)
1
—
33
35
The very low incidence of ringworm is noteworthy, and cases
of scabies and blepharitis, the number and severity of which were a
source of constant difficulty and anxiety in the past, are remarkably
few. This satisfactory state of affairs is due to the decided improvement
in personal hygiene. On the other hand, although the
occurrence is 50% less than it was ten years ago, impetigo is still
a serious foe to be reckoned with so far as school attendance is
concerned. The neglect of trivial cuts, abrasions, or scratches,
with consequent irritation, is responsible for many of the cases
and, although in most instances the condition is much less severe
and the period of exclusion from school of short duration, it is
evident that this infection of the skin should not occur.
Several cases of conjunctivitis appeared to have some relationship
to attendance at the swimming baths, clue perhaps to
irritation of the eyes of certain children through slight overchlorination
of the water. At any rate, advice in regard to the
washing of the eyes with fresh water and appropriate treatment
after the swimming lesson, has produced satisfactory results.
(c) Tonsils and Adenoids.
5.1 per cent. of the children examined during the year were
referred for treatment for "tonsils and adenoids," either separately
or combined, as compared with 4.4 per cent. in the year 1935.
Of these, much enlarged tonsils accounted for 1.4 per cent.;
definite adenoids were present in 0.1 per cent.; and the combined