Bengal public health report.

  • Bengal (India). Public Health Department
Date:
[1939]
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Credit: Bengal public health report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The table below shows the number of students of different ages examined: — Ages. Number of students. 4 87 5 288 6 •*# 479 7 563 8 694 9 • 614 10 608 11 467 12 397 13 297 14 258 15 174 16 112 17 87 18 59 19 25 Over 10 Total 5,219 339 or 6:5 per cent, of the students examined were suffering from skin diseases. 388 or 7*4 per cent, had very defective teeth. 218 or 4*2 per cent, were suffering from nasal diseases. 108 or 2*1 per cent, of the students were suffering from enlarged tonsils. 32 or -6 per cent, were suffering from definite adenoids. 116 or 2 2 per cent, had their lymph glands palpably enlarged and 29 or -5 per cent, definitely enlarged. 214 or 4T per cent, of the students had ear troubles and 98 or 1-9 per cent, were suffering from bronchitis and other complications of the lungs. 72 or 1-4 per cent, had defective speech, mostly stammering and 121 or 2*3 per cent, were suffering from eye troubles. 258 or 4-9 per cent, of the students were unvaccinated. 1,344 or 25*7 per cent, of the students had enlarged spleens. 214 or 4 per cent, of the students were found to be mostly suffering from measles, whooping-cough and dysentery. 200 cases occurred in the Midnapore district alone. 108. Health education in schools and colleges in Bengal in 1938- 39i—Physical Training.—In almost all the schools, physical training during school hours is compulsory for two periods weekly. In some 9
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