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Lungs.—There were no cases of lung disease.
Heart.—In 4 cases, or 5.6 per cent., the heart was affected. One of the scholars affected was
short of breath and one had albuminuria.
Technically classified, the heart affections were of the fallowing varieties :—2 of mitral regurgitation
and 2 of mitral stenosis.
Spine.—One boy suffered from lateral curvature of the spine due to partial paralysis and
shortening of one leg.
Eyes.—Two of the intermediate scholars suffered from colour blindness.
Acuteness of vision.—Of the 72 scholars 31, or 43 0 per cent., had perfect vision. In 22 cases,
or 30.5 per cent., the vision was below " army standard 16 of them were wearing glasses, in
one of these only one eye was affected.
Throat and nose.—34 cases, of 47.2 per cent., had enlarged tonsils, adenoids, or both. Of
these, 3 had adenoids, 2 had enlarged tonsils and adenoids, and 29 had enlarged tonsils, but in
only two of these latter were the tonsils hypertrophied to an extent to require treatment. Seven
in all of the 34 cases required operative treatment.
Of the above 34, 12, or 16.6 per cent., had defective hearing.
Hearing.—23 scholars, or 31.9 per cent., had defective hearing.
In 10 the hearing was fair,
In 3 „ „ poor,
and in 10 „ „ bad.
Out of the 23 cases suffering from more or less defective hearing, 12 had adenoids, enlarged
tonsils, or both, 2 had discharge from their ears, and 2 had had discharge at some previous time.
Urine.—18 scholars, or 25 per cent., had albumen in the urine.
In 11 of the cases there was only a trace ; all but one of these had been examined a second
time, at an interval of three months, and only in 3 cases was albumen found on the second
occasion.