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GENERAL REVIEW OF FACTS DISCLOSED BY MEDICAL
INSPECTION.
Nutrition.
215 boys and 201 girls, percentages of 7.07 and 7.1 respectively,
were found to be under normal standard.
Defective Clothing.
Ragged or insufficient clothing was found in 2.6 per cent,
boys and 21 per cent girls. Dirty clothing was found in .36
per cent boys and 2.1 per cent. girls.
Defective Boots.
This was noted in 5.4 per cent boys and .'9 per cent girls.
The high cost of footwear renders it extremely difficult for
parents to keep their children adequately shod.
External Eye Diseases.
All cases of eye disease in children are effectively dealt with.
The more simple defects are treated at the Clinics, and the more
serious referred to the Eye Specialist.
Ringworm.
This disease can be very effectively cured by X-ray treatment.
Since making arrangements with the London Hospital
for the treatment of our cases the incidence of this disease among
school children has considerably decreased, while the average
length of time each case has to be excluded from school is appreciably
diminished.
Scabies.
A considerable number of cases of this disease continue to
appear among school children. Provision is made at the Town
Hall for bathing any cases which are unable to have proper treatment
at home. This bathing is superintended by the school
ruses.
Diseases of Throat and Nose.
Slight enlargement of tonsils existed in 511 boys, a percentage
of 16.8, and 521 girls, a percentage of 18.4. Greater enlargement,
requiring surgical treatment, existed in 109 boys and
105 girls. Adenoids are frequently associated with enlarged