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Tonsils and Adenoids.
During the year 192 cases wore found - 124 at Routine and
68 at Special Inspections. Of these cases 101 (or 53%)
required operative treatment, 48 being referred for Tonsils only,
1 for Adenoids only and 52 for both Tonsils & Adenoids.
In addition 102 children were referred for other conditions
of the nose and throat, chiefly acute or sub-acute catarrh.
Skin Diseases.
195 cases of skin diseases were seen during the year, of
which 38 were suffering from contagious impetigo.
There were 3 cases of Ringworm of the scalp and 8 of the
body. 43 cases of Scabies were seen.
The remaining 103 were cases of boils etc.
External Eye Disease.
44 cases were seen during the year. At Routine Inspections
there were 11 cases of Blepharitis. At Special Inspections
there were 15 cases of Blepharitis, 10 of Conjunctivitis, the
remainder consisting of Styres, Cysts etc.
Vision(including squint).
170 cases of Defective Vision were seen at Routine
Inspections and 8 were brought to the Minor Ailment Clinic. Of
these, 126 were referred for treatment and 52 were kept under
observation as they were already supplied with glasses which
appeared to be satisfactory.
Of those above cases, 6 were suffering from squint, 4
being seen at Routine Inspections and 2 at Minor Ailment
Clinics. They were all referred for treatment.
Ear Diseases and Defective Hearing.
4 cases of Defective Hearing were seen. There were 37
cases of Otitis Media, 3 being found at Routine Inspections
and 34 at Special Inspections.
Dental Defects.
At Routine Inspection 123 cases were found and at Special
Inspection 21 cases were brought by parents.
Minor Ailments.
Inspections of special cases 959
Re-inspections of special cases 609
Number of individual children attending 2958
NUmber of attendances made 10242
Number of exclusion certificates issued 675
Number of return certificates issued 497
Tonsils & Adenoids.
41 children were operated upon at the West Middlesex
Hospital. 12 received other forms of treatment by removing
peptic teeth and getting them to attend the Orthopaedic Clinic
for breathing exercises.