Statistical Report 1935-1936 - Department of Education and Skills

inspected and a total of 3,202 children examined. The principaldefects noted Were :- Number per cent.Den tal Defects . . . • . . 1,990 62Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids . . 1,225 38Defective Vision . . . . . . 389 12Suspected Pul. T.E. .. . . . . 75 2.3Uncleanliness . . . . .. 1,007 31Malnutrition . . . . . . 80 2.5Children having some defect .. " 2,662 8343 dental clinics were held at various centres and 1,105 childrentreated. 34 eye clinics Were held at which 268 children were treated.223 children were operated on for Tonsils and Adenoids.County Roscommon.-During the year 1936 there were 39 schoolsinspected and 2,116 children medically examined. Of these, 1,125were referred for treatment.Analysis of Defects.DentalOcularTonsils and/or AdenoidsReferred to T.B. SchemeReferred to School ClinicOther Defects ..Treatment carried out during the year :-Tonsils and/or Adenoids . . . . . . 144Dental .. .. . . .. . . 555Ocular .. .. .. " " 664T.B. Scheme .. .. .. .. .. 5School Clinic (various defects) . . . . . . 80County Tipperary. (South Riding)-During the year 1936 the totalnumber of children medically examined was 2,710.Defects found:Malnu tri tionUncleanlinessSkinEye Diseases13156713284Ear DiseasesNose and Throat DiseasesDental DiseasesHeart and CirculationGoitreBronchitis, Lungs and other Non-Tubercular DiseasesTuberculosisNervous SystemDeformitiesAnaemia and other Defects44648399339581294731,684812622333227045Amongst the many defects treated during the year, 284 childrenreceived dental treatment and 48 were treated for eye defects.Spectacles are provided free for the children of indigent parents.Regular workers and all wage-earners other than agricultural labourersare expected to contribute partially or in full for spectacles.County Waterford-The School Medical Inspection Scheme for theCounty was approved of by the Commissioner acting as the WaterfordBoard of Public Health, on the IOth July, 1935, and was approvedof by the Local Government Department towards the end of that year.The Superintendent Public Health Nurse for the County took up dutyon the 1st June, 1936. School Medical Inspection was inauguratedin the Urban District of Dungarvan on the 9th September, 1936, butno Dental Treatment was carried out during the year. The followingis a resume of the work done :-InspectedReferred for treatment: Dental CasesVision CasesTonsil CasesMalnutrition CasesTotal number referred for treatmentNo. of Children7563651126285624County Westmeath.-During the year 1936 there were 20 schoolsinspected, and 1,226 children medically examined. The principaldefects discovered were as follows:-Defective VisionSquintDecayed teethEnlarged Tonsils and/or AdenoidsSubnormal nutrition "Attendances at School Clinics:Oculist ClinicsDentalThroatNumber122267132851493041,33970Percentage9.92.158.123.212.1County Wexford.-During the year 1936, 79 schools were inspectedand 2,476 children underwent routine examination. In addition.special re-inspection was made on 1,062 children who had previouslyundergone routine examination and of these, 85 per cent. were foundto be improved since the original examination.