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Tonsils and Adenoids.—During 1925, five hundred and eighty
cases of enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids, or both, were discovered
at medical inspection, or 6.3 per cent. of the children examined, as
compared with 7.1 per cent. last year. Nowadays the incidence
of Tonsils and Adenoids is diminishing in the higher-age groups,
because of the attention given to children from birth, when at the
Child Welfare Centres preventative measures under medical supervision
is carried out by the mothers to keep the mouths and nasal
passages healthy.
Tuberculosis.—Rarely one finds children of school age suffering
from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. The following is the Statistical
Table furnished to me by the Tuberculosis Officer:—
(a) Total number of children seen during 1925 151
Sent by School Medical Officer 43
Sent by Private Doctors 80
Contacts 28
(b) Classification:—