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(c) ENLARGED TONSILS AND ADENOIDS.
At Routine Inspection 1,135 cases were referred for operative
treatment, and 524 among the Specials.
(d) TUBERCULOSIS.
Routine and Specials, Pulmonary—with definite signs 44
Suspected 85
Other Forms of Tuberculosis 24
(e) SKIN DISEASES.
Excluding Ringworm there were 179 cases among the "routines"
requiring treatment and 3,918 among the "specials." There
were 54 cases of Tinea Tonsurans (Head Ringworm) and 160 on
the body, requiring treatment.
(f) EXTERNAL EYE DISEASE.
This type of disease includes Blepharitis, Conjunctivitis,
Corneal Ulcers, etc. They usually connote eye-strain and debility
(i.e. Blepharitis) or unhygienic surroundings. Table II. gives
the findings, which in the case of routines amount to 124, or .7
per cent.
(g) VISION AND SQUINT.
At Routine Inspection 1,235 cases were referred for refraction
and 222 for Squint, which amounts to 8.3 defective vision not
already adequately provided for. In addition there were 953
specially selected cases.
(h) EAR DISEASE AND DEAFNESS.
The testing of hearing is part of the routine examination of
every child. There were 62 deaf children among the routines and
99 among the Specials.
(i) DENTAL DEFECTS.
The teeth are examined by the School Doctors as a matter of
routine, and all defects referred for treatment. 242 Routines
and 24 Specials were so referred.
A special Dental Inspection is made of all children recommended
for the Open Air Schools at Fyfield, and Crosby Road, and
the Ogilvie School of Recovery, Clacton. Defective teeth are put
in order before admission.
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