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5. Fxndinqs of Medical Inspection.— Table II shows the
return of defects found in the course of medical inspection.
(a) TJn cleanliness.— At routine medical inspection 103 children
out of a total of 6,541 (or 1.6 per cent.) were found to have nits
or vermin in their hair, while 5 (or .07 per cent.) were found
to be iiea-bitten. It must be remembered in considering these
figures that a special effort is generally made by the parents that
the children, when presented for examination by the doctor, should
be in a clean condition, and a comparison should be made with
the surveys of cleanliness made by the School Nurses.
(b) Tonsils and Adenoids.— 500 children (or 7.6 per cent, of
those examined) were found to be suffering either from adenoids
or from tonsils so enlarged, or causing such symptoms, that it was
considered necessary to advise the parents to obtain medical advice.
(c) Tuberculosis.— 2 cases of suspected pulmonary
tuberculosis were found at medical inspection, and referred to the
Tuberculosis Officer.
(d) Skin Disease.— 3 cases of Scabies, 7 cases of Impetigo, and
71 cases of other diseases of the skin were discovered at' routine
medical inspection
(e) External Eye Disease.— 16 cases of Blepharitis, i.e.,
inflamed eylids, and 7 cases of Conjunctivitis were discovered.
(/) Vision.— 262 children (or 4.0 per cent, of those examined)
were found to be suffering from vision so defective or from such
symptoms as headache, etc., as to require treatment. 31 of these
cases saw §, while the remaining 231 had vision of § or lessj and
159 cases were referred for re-examination at a later date. Further
particulars of these cases will be found on page 152.
Seventy-nine per cent, of the cases referred for treatment
received treatment from the School Oculist.
(ff) Ear Disease and Hearing.— 26 children (or 0.40 per cent,
of those examined) were found to be suffering from defective
hearing. 21 children were found to be suffering from a discharge
from the ear, due to an old otitis media.