Table: TABLE II.A.—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR, 1923
TABLE II.
A.—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR, 1923
| Defect or Disease. | Routine. No. of defects | Special. No. of defects. |
|---|
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under Observation | Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under Observation |
|---|
| (I) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|
| Malnutrition | 33 | 365 | 100 | 4 |
| Uncleanliness— | | | | |
| Head | 9 | 188 | 30 | 3 |
| Body | 5 | 57 | 9 | 2 |
| Skin— | | | | |
| Ringworm | Scalp | 2 | — | 48 | - |
| Body | 2 | — | 80 | - |
| Scabies | I | — | 10 | - |
| Impetigo | 21 | — | 438 | — |
| Other diseases (non-tuberculous) | 6 | 1 | 362 | 6 |
| Eye— | | | | |
| Blepharitis | 73 | — | 169 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 15 | — | 96 | — |
| Keratitis | - | - | - | - |
| Corneal Opacities | - | 1 | 7 | - |
| Defective Vision | 100 | 147 | 202 | 7 |
| Squint | 37 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Other conditions | 3 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Ear— | | | | |
| Defective hearing | 44 | 19 | 98 | - |
| Otitis Media | 41 | 7 | 186 | - |
| Other Ear diseases | - | - | 1 | - |
| Nose and Throat— | | | | |
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 25 | 151 | 35 | - |
| Adenoids only | - | 2 | 10 | - |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids .. | 42 | 8 | 59 | 3 |
| Other conditions | 4 | 2 | 127 | 8 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous) | 1 | 4 | 31 | 10 |
| Defective Speech | - | 11 | - | - |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 344 | 6 | 91 | - |
| Heart and Circulation— | | | | |
| Organic Heart Disease | - | 18 | 11 | 1 |
| Functional Heart Disease | - | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| Anaemia | 1 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Longs— | | | | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 20 | 96 | 2 |
| Other non-tuberculous diseases | - | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis— | | | | |
| Pulmonary—Definite | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Suspected | - | 6 | 21 | 2 |
| Non-pulmonary—Glands | - | 1 | — | - |
| Spine | - | — | 2 | - |
| Hip | - | — | 3 | - |
| Other bones and joints | - | — | - | - |
| Skin | - | - | - | - |
| Other forms | - | - | 1 | - |
| Nervous System— | | | | |
| Epilepsy | - | 6 | 3 | - |
| Chorea | - | - | 10 | 2 |
| Other conditions | - | 15 | 7 | 7 |
| Deformities— | | | | / |
| Rickets | - | 3 | 4 | - |
| Spinal Curvature | - | - | - | - |
| Other forms | 2 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| Other Deeects and Diseases | 7 | 9 | 198 | 32 |
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