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(d) TUBERCULOSIS.
Only 20 children were found at the Routine Inspections
to be suffering from active Pulmonary Tuberculosis and
requiring treatment for that condition. Ten other cases
requiring treatment were suspected to have Phthisis. There
were 102 cases of past Tuberculosis of the lungs referred for
observation and four suspected cases. Among the Specials
14 were tuberculous and 37 suspected to be so. Non-Pulmonary
Tuberculosis does not figure largely, the total being
23 cases.
Of the above cases 77 were referred to the Tuberculosis
Officer for confirmation of diagnosis and treatment where
necessary, under the Tuberculosis scheme of the Council.
(e) SKIN DISEASES.
At Routine Inspections 253 children were found with Skin
Diseases needing treatment, classified as in Table II. Among
the Specials (Schools and Clinics) there were 3,849 needing
treatment. Included in the above cases were 117 children
with Ringworm of the Scalp.
(J) EXTERNAL EYE DISEASES.
These are very prevalent among school children, and to
some extent indicate visual defects or some degree of faulty
personal hygiene in the home. There were 196 among the
Routines and 1,283 among the Specials requiring treatment,
the percentage in the former case being 1%.
(g) VISION AND SQUINT.
At the Routine Inspections 1,089 children were referred
for the Oculist and 264 for Squint. This gives 7% as the
amonnt of Visual defect among unselected children. Besides
the above, 639 cases of Defective Vision were found among
the specially selected cases.
(h) EAR DISEASE AND HEARING.
The detection of faulty hearing is an essential part of the
Routine Examination of every child. It is carried out by a
whisper test at 20 feet for each case. The commoner causes