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Nose and Throat Defects.—There was a reduction in the number of
these defects noted in the routine and special inspections in 1936. The
number was 1,040 ; in 1935 it was 1,094.
The number of children for whom treatment for enlarged tonsils and
adenoids was advised was 647. Children who received operative treatment
during the year numberd 596. Certain arrears of treatment are
carried forward from year to year and the number awaiting attention
approximates to 250. Serious difficulties are experienced in having the
tonsils and adenoid cases treated, as no arrangement has yet been made
with the County Council for the admission of Tottenham cases to their
hospital.
Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.—Compared with the returns for
1935, there has been a reduction by 20 of children found in the 1936
routine inspections to suffer from defects of this character, but there has
been an increase by 30 of children submitted for special examination.
The major portion of these latter suffered from otitis media.
Dental Defects.—12,248 dental inspections were made. The number
found to require treatment was 8,887. The number actually treated was
5,283, being 59 per cent. The percentage in 1935 was 53.
Orthopsedic and Postural Defects.—Inspections in 1936 revealed 204
children to be subjects of deformities, and these were referred to the
Orthopædic Surgeon for examination and appropriate treatment.
In 1935 the number of cases brought to light was 325. I am
reluctant to claim that the remarkable reduction in numbers reflects a
corresponding improvement in the physique of the school children. It
is probably accounted for, in part, by change of method in ascertainment.
It is claimed, however, that no child requiring skilled orthopaedic
treatment is missed.
The Orthopsedic Surgeon's report is to be found on page 16.
Heart Disease and Rheumatism.—The general observations made in
the 1935 Report are still applicable. There has been the insignificant
reduction by 12 during 1936 of diseases of the heart discovered on
inspection.