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(c) Tonsils and Adenoids.
The above observations are applicable to Tonsils and Adenoids also.
Whilst in the Routine Inspections the numbers closely correspond for
1924 and 1925, in the special examinations the numbers discovered to
be requiring treatment increased threefold. The interpretation is, in
all probability, that a much more rigorous standard was set and the
excellence of the arrangements for treatment caused it to be sought for
more frequently.
(d) Tuberculosis.
The total number of children noted as suffering from Tuberculosis
in 1924 was 119—in 1925, 116.
(e) Skin Diseases.
There has been a declension in the number of skin diseases, with
the exception of impetigo, during 1925, and with the provision made
by your authority for their treatment there is no reason why they should
not be further and greatly reduced.
(f) External Eye Diseases.
This group calls for no comment. With the exception of those unclassified
affections—viz., other conditions, there has been a reduction
in all.
(g) Vision.
From the numbers of defects in vision discovered during 1925, it
would appear that there has been a substantial improvement in sight of
the school children examined. The numbers are:—1924—958; 1925—
770.
(h) Ear Diseases and Deafness.
There is nothing worthy to be recorded under this heading.
(i) Dental Defects.
If. of the children examined during 1925, the same proportion had
required treatment as in 1924, the number would have been 14,400. It
was actually 12,977—an improvement of 6.2 per cent.