View report page

48
Table II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the
Year ended 31st December, 1938.
Defect or Disease.
Routine
Inspections.
Special
Inspections.
No. of Defects.
No. of Defects.
Requiring
Treatment.
Requiring to be
kept under observation,
but not requiring
Treatment.
Requiring
Treatment.
Requiring to be
kept under observation,
but not requiring
Treatment.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Skin
Ringworm:—
Scalp
—
—
3
—
Body
—
—
7
—
Scabies
9
—
104
—
Impetigo
6
—
197
—
Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous)
27
5
364
8
Eye
Blepharitis
9
—
38
—
Conjunctivitis
10
—
83
—
Keratitis
—
—
5
—
Corneal Opacities
—
1
—
—
Other Conditions (excluding
fective Vision and Squint
1
-
72
-
Defective Vision (excluding
Squint)
257
9
521
-
Squint
23
—
129
—
Ear
Defective Hearing
15
1
8
—
Otitis Media
30
—
285
—
Other Ear Diseases
32
—
64
—
Nose and
Throat
Chronic Tonsillitis only
221
185
368
—
Adenoids only
2
8
5
—
Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids
101
12
53
—
Other Conditions
37
4
221
—
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous)
1
2
36
—
Defective Speech
2
3
8
2
Heart and
Circulation
Heart Disease:—
Organic
7
29
24
1
Functional
—
10
3
1
Anaemia
21
3
132
—
Lungs
Bronchitis
37
42
332
—
, Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases
8
3
7
—
Tuberculosis
Pulmonary:—
Definite
—
—
5
—
Suspected
2
—
11
—
Non-Pulmonary:—
Glands
3
—
3
—
Bones and Joints
-
—
1
—
Skin
—
—
1
—
Other Forms
1
—
6
12
Nervous
System
Epilepsy
4
4
6
1
Chorea
6
—
25
—
Other Conditions
9
8
70
10
Deformities
Rickets
3
I
15
—
Spinal Curvature
12
1
54
—
Other Forms
78
10
72
—
Other defects and diseases
98
43
2215
32
Grand Total
1072
384
5553
67