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In a survey showing the annual incidence ol' hydatid disease, whicli
have come in from all district medical ofíicers save one (a small
district), the total number of hydatid patients known to them is 28,
17 women and 11 men. Nearly all the patients suffered from hydatids
in the liver or the abdomen, only one had external hydatids. With
very few exceptions tlie patients are advanced in years, 18 of them
over sixty. There is, liowever, one hydatid woman 38 years old, and
a girl, 10 vears of age, who liad a hydatid in the femoral muscles.
9. Cancer (cf. lables V and VI).
1924 1925 1920 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933
Number of Patients.......... 84 125 108 114 131 85 92 66 71 103
Deaths ....................... 107 129 126 124 131 145 106 120 133 125
In addition to the cancer deaths reported liere, 10 persons died of
sarcoma and other malignant growtlis.
In addition to the monthly reports from district medical ofíicers,
on which the ahove survey is hased, medical officers in all districts,
with the exception ol' a single small one, liave made out a list show-
ing the incidenee of malignant tumors during the year. According to
these tables there are 220 cancer patients, hesides 14 patients suffer-
ing from sarcoma. On pages 57—58 these malignant tumors are
classiíied according to location. The distribution is as follows: Stomach
40 7», breast 11,8 7», oesopliagus 5,5 7», located elsewliere 22,7 7»-
10. Schóol-Inspection. In Iceland an obligatory medical examination
ol' all school children takes place at tlie beginning of each session,
especially witli regard to tuberculosis. At the same time the sanitary
condition of the schools is inspected and all matters bearing upon
the health ol' tlie children are looked into. The inspection is under-
taken hv the district medical ofíicers. In Revkjavik, liowever, there
are special scliool medical ofíicers. Table IX shows the result of
school inspection in 41 medical districts (Reylcjavik not included),
comprising (5348 scliildren. 61,8 7» of the children attend day-schools,
3.6 7» stay at b’oarding-schools, 21,4 7» are taught in special school-
rooms in dwelling houses and 13,2 7» in ordinary living-rooms
among the other inmates of the house. 16,6 7» of tlie children
liave the use of gymnasiums for physical training and 18 7» have
school bath-rooms. For 57,5 7» of the schildren the school premises
are by doctors deemed to he fairlv good, for 36,3 7» tolerable and
for 6,2 7» unsatisfactory. There is a great shortage of lavatories for
school children, there are W.C.’s on the school premises for onlv
25,3 7» of the total number, primitive out-door latrines for 62,7 7»,
and for 12°/o no latrines at all. On inspection 10 of the children or
1.6 7»» were found lo he tuberculous in such a degree that they had
lo be taken from sehool, 17,5 7» were indeed tuberculous hut not in-
fectious and were allowed to attend school. Vermin on scliool cliildren
is decreasing, although 15,17» were found lo he lousy or nitty and
3.7 7»» scabby. No child was found to suffer from favus. 74,5 7»
of tlie children had had teetli. 12,9 7»» were found to suffer from
some common, infectious ailment. In some Icelandic, schools the
children have of late been given a daily dose of cod liver oil, and