Report of the Health Officer, Corporation of Madras Health Department.

  • Madras (India). Health Department
Date:
[1931]
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Credit: Report of the Health Officer, Corporation of Madras Health Department. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Statement showing the details of defects found on Medical Inspection of Schools 1931-32. No. System or Organs. Details. No. Defective. Total defec¬ tive of Boys Entrants. Regulars. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. dim kill lb* 1 Ear 1 < 3. Otorrhoea 96 61. 143 95 395 2. O itis 8 18 21 68 115 3. Ocher Ear Diseases 2 • • • 4 • • • 6 4. Defective Hearing 5 5 9 14 33 2 Heart and Heart Disease (a) Organic... 11 4 21 13 49 circulation. (b) Functional 24 • • • 60 5 89 2. Anaemia 57 13 53 27 15 0 3 Lungs. 1. Bronchitis (acute and chronic) ... 3T5 232 338 247 1192 2. Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases 9 6 18 7 40 (Asthma, etc. 4 Tuberculosis. 1. Pulmonary (a) Definite « v m b a m 1 3 4 (b) Suspected 4 4 12 6 26 2. Non-Palmonary (a) Glands 1 4 7 1 13 (b) Spine • • • c • • • • • ... (c) Hip ••• • • • • • • • M M* ] (d) Bories&Joints • • • 9 •• • •• • • • ••• i (e) Skin • • • « • • •• ( i (t) Other Forms • • • 1 • • • • • • i 3 Abdominal 1. Enlarged Spleen 64 5 54 10 133 Organs. 2. „ Liver ... • • • 1 1 4 6 ' :: 3. „ Spleen and Liver 1 • • • 4 1 6 4. Hydrocele (a) Vaginal 24 29 • • « 53 (b) C>rd • • • 3 3 (c) Infantile 5 • •• 7 12 5. Hernia (a) Inguinal 29 48 • • • 77 (b) Umbilical 25 15 1 41 (c) Femoral • • • • • • • • • • • • 6. Stomach conditions 1 5 6 2 14 7. Bowel conditions 20 7 33 25 85 I 8. Ocher conditions 2 3 • • • 5 9. Generative disorders in girls 4 • • • 5 9 6 Bones and 1. Bones (a) Fractures 1 3 4 Joints. (b) Caries • • • • • • • • • • BA (c) Deformities ... 2 1 1 2 6 (d) Diseases 3 • • • 2 1 6 2. Joints (a) Dislocations & sprains 2 2 2 4 10 • (b) Diseases • • • 1 • • • 5 6 (c) Deformities 7 ■ - • • • 9 • M 16 3. Rickets (a) General 3 8 11 (b) Deformed Chest...! 257 10 365 21 653 7 Nervous 1. Organic disease (Palsies etc.) 3 4 6 2 15 System 2. Functional disorders 5 i 3 10 2 20 $ Psychic 1. Mentally defective 10 4 15 4 33 System. 1 s Deformities, General Deformity * (a) Spinal Deformity 4 1 6 1 12 (b) Talipes - ... 6 3 5 2 16 (c) Shortened Limbs 4 15 19 (i)Congential Dislocation Hip 2 • • « 1 3 (e) Ankylosis, Joints 2 1 2 1 6 (f) Amputated Limbs t • at 1 ! 1 2 (g) Genu Varum & Valgum ... 4 • • • 7 i 11 - • (h) Supernumerary Fingers... 3 3 3 9 ; » ; .(i) Flat Foot 2 3 3 8 ■ • • (J) Syndactily 9 • • • • • 3 1 4 (k) Dwarf 1 1