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Disturbance of School Arrangements.
No one supposes that the ordinary school curriculum is not disorganised
to some extent by the needs of medical inspection,
especially where all the available accommodation is required for
educational purposes. The Head Teachers of the district, however,
are to be congratulated upon the arrangements they make under
such difficult conditions, and I should like to place on record once
again my appreciation of the fact that the inspecting Medical
Officer is always made as comfortable as circumstances permit.
5.—FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
(a). Uncleanliness.
The number of cases discovered at routine medical inspections
was 123, and special medical inspections at the Clinics revealed a
further 457 cases.
Two hundred and seventy children were excluded from school
during the year on account of nits or vermin
(£). Tonsils and Adenoids.
A total of 302 children were found to be suffering from enlarged
tonsils, and of these 155 were referred for operation and 147
for observation.
Seventy-six children had Adenoids only, 38 being referred for
treatment and 38 for observation.
In a further 130 cases both conditions were present, 86 children
being referred for operation and 44 for observation.
(c). Tuberculosis.
Five of the children examined during routine medical inspection
were marked for observation as cases of suspected pulmonary
tuberculosis, and one as a case of tubercular glands.
Special inspections revealed 2 definite cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis and 9 suspected cases; 3 cases of tubercular glands,
2 of the bones and joints, and one of the mastoid process.
(d). Skin disease.
A total of 429 cases of various skin diseases were reported
during the year, and, with the exception of one case, all were referred
for treatment. As usual, impetigo was the commonest disease,