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SECONDARY AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (contd.).
Return of Defects Found in the Course of
Medical Inspection in 1938.
Defect or Disease.
Routine Inspections.
Number referred
for
Treatment.
Number requiring to
be kept under Observation,
but not referred
for Treatment.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Skin
Ringworm:—
Head
—
—
Body
—
—
Scabies
1
—
Impetigo
—
—
Other Diseases (Non-Tubercular)
8
—
Eye
Blepharitis
—
—
Conjunctivitis
—
—
Keratitis
—
—
Corneal Opacities
—
—
Defective Vision
117
2
Squint
2
—
Other Conditions
—
—
Ear
Defective Hearing
2
—
Otitis Media
1
—
Other Ear Diseases
2
1
Nose and
Throat
Chronic Tonsillitis
13
4
Adenoids
—
—
Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids
2
—
Other Conditions
6
—
Enl. Cervical Glands (Non-Tubercular)
1
1
Defective Speech
1
—
Heart and
circulation
Heart Disease:—
Organic
1
—
Functional
1
—
Anaemia
4
2
Lungs
Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh
1
—
Other Non-Tubercular Diseases
2
1
Tuberculosis
'Pulmonary:—
Definite
—
—
Suspected
—
—
Non-Pulmonary:—
Glands
—
—
Spine
—
—
Hip
—
—
Other Bones and Joints
—
—
Skin
—
—
Other Forms
—
—
Nervous
System
Epilepsy
—
—
Chorea
1
—
Other Conditions
1
—
Deformities
Rickets
1
—
Spinal Curvature
11
—
Other Forms
22
1
Other Defects and Diseases
40
4
Teeth—Dental Diseases
215
—
The Table relating to " Exceptional Children" is not required in connection with Secondary Schools.