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There is a distinct improvement with regard to Cleanliness of
Head as compared with 1916, 86 9 per cent, being clean as compared
with 815 per cent, in that year. Warning notices were sent in
104 cases, and in 17 cases the children were excluded from school
until the head was free from nits. The remarks in the cases of
clothing and footgear apply to Cleanliness of the Body which shows
a definite decline since 1914.
Another slight improvement in Nutrition has been recorded,
89 8 per cent, being classed as normal, 9-2 per cent, as below
normal, and 10 per cent, as bad, as compared with 84 4, 12 8
and 2.7 per cent, respectively, in 1914.
The observations in respect of Dental Conditions are somewhat
worse than last year's, 27 7 per cent, being sound, 48.1 per cent,
having less than four decayed teeth, and 24.0 having four or more
decayed teeth. In 1914 these percentages were 29.4, 488 and
21.8 respectively.
Little change can be noted as regards the number of Nose and
Throat Defects and cases of external Eye Diseases.
The improvement in the number of cases of Defective Vision
still continues, 211 per cent, of the children tested this year being
found to have defective vision : 114 per cent, less than 6/6, but
not less than 6/9 in one or both eyes, 9.7 per cent, less than 6/9
in one or both eyes. In 1914 32.0 per cent, of the children tested
were found to have defective vision.
In accordance with the request of the Chief Medical Officer
of the Board of Education, the defects found in the course of
routine medical inspection have been summarised in Table II. at
the end of the report. The number of individual children notified
to the parents as needing treatment was 485, or nearly 24 per cent.