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77
These numbers are made up as follows:—
Routine Special
Inspections. Inspections.
Skin
15 267
Minor Eye defects (excluding
squint and defective
vision
8
24
52
69
Minor Ear defects
Miscellaneous (minor injuries,
bruises, chilblains, etc.)
57
717
Totals
104
1,105
Details of these defects will be found under the Section
dealing with treatment.
(d) Tonsils and Adenoids.—As is usually the case,
some abnormal conditions of these structures form a large
percentage of the remediable defects found among the School
children. The detection and treatment of this condition is
most essential to the welfare of the child for neglect may
cause such serious consequences as deafness and ear discharge,
" glands " in the neck going on to Tuberculosis, deformities
of the face and chest, weakness of the lungs and dulness of
intellect. At Routine Inspections 323 cases were seen, of
whom 167 (48 per cent.) required operative treatment. At
the Special Inspections the cases (viz.: 1)6 of whom 86 or
nearly 90 per cent, required operation) were of children who
were suffering from this condition in a marked degree, and
were either sent by the School Nurses or brought by their
parents with the request for treatment.
The cases of " Enlarged Tonsils only," were confined
to the older children.
Tuberculosis.—Eleven cases of definite tuberculosis
were seen at the Inspections, and eight of suspected Tuberculosis
of the lungs. At Routine Inspections there were found
one case of Tuberculosis of the lungs and one of the skin and
three quiescent cases of joints and bones. At Special
Inspections three cases of Tuberculosis of the lungs, two of
glands, and one of the skin were brought by their parents.
Skin Diseases.—At the Routine Inspections, one case