The mental and physical life of school children / by Peter Sandiford.

  • Peter Sandiford
Date:
1913
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Credit: The mental and physical life of school children / by Peter Sandiford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    9. Defects of Sight and Eyes : a. Myopia (short sight : concave lenses). b. Hypermetropia (long sight : convex lenses). c. Astigmatism (irregular sight: cylindrical lenses). d. Trachoma (granular eyelids). e. Conjunctivitis (disease of the conjunctiva). /. Squint. g. Ulcers of the cornea. 10. Defects of the Ear and Hearing : a. Deafness (caused by cerumen (wax), punctured eardrum, inflammation of the middle ear, block- ing of eustachian tube, etc.). 11. Diseases of the Nervous System : a. Habit spasm or Tic (usually as facial contortions). b. Chorea (St. Vitus Dance). c. Epilepsy (Falling sickness). d. Hysteria. e. Headache (not a disease but a valuable symptom of disorder). /. Nervousness and neurotic tendencies. 12. Fevers (tending to be epidemic) : а. Measles. б. German Measles. c. Chicken Pox. d. Scarlet Fever. e. Whooping Cough. /. Mumps. g. Diphtheria. h. Smallpox. Of all the diseases and defects, probably malnutrition, tuberculosis, defective eyesight, defective hearing and dental caries are most injurious during the school life of children. In 1909, 42,365 children of school age were examined for vision by the medical officers of Blackburn, Bolton, Brighton,1 Cambridge, Cardiff, Edmonton, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Salford,1 and Southampton, and the following percentage results were obtained : 0 0 c> ft r, C, •?r 77 T S’ TS ■5TT ft (7 Right, 69-5 14-3 6-4 4-4 2-3 1-8 1-3 Left, 68-5 14-7 6-5 4-3 2-3 1-4 1-3 1 With spectacles on.