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Amongst the children specially examined at Bruce Castle
there were the following:—
Phthisis 12
Tuberculous peritonitis 1
„ cervical glandS 7
,, disease of bones (hip, ankle, etc.) 7
,, disease of skin 2
Old dorsal caries 3
In 18 further cases a diagnosis of probable tuberculosis
was made.
Most of the cases of Tuberculosis coming to our notice have
been sent to the Invalid Children's Aid Association for help in
getting special treatment. The Association has sent 7 of our
phthisical children to Sanatoria, and several cases of incipient
phthisis have been sent to Convalescent Homes Some of the
children are still away, and those who have returned have
greatly benefited, and in most cases were fit to return to school.
One boy with a tuberculous ankle is undergoing treatment at
the Treloar Cripples' Home at Alton.
On making the routine examinations I have been struck
with the comparatively few cases in which a positive diagnosis of
tuberculosis can be made at once. Children who are really
ill are for the greater number withdrawn from school and
put under medical treatment, and so do not get included in
the routine examinations of children of the two age groups,
viz., five and thirteen years. Enlarged cervical glands are not
entered on our schedules as tuberculous when carious
teeth or pathological throat conditions are found which may
account for them, though, doubtless, some of these may also
be infected with tubercle. Again, it is not always possible,