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XXVI.

Table: APPENDIX XIV.SUMMARY OF FIGURES FOR AGE GROUPS.F=Number of Defects found. (x)=Number of Defects referred for treatment.The figures in italics are the percentages of the numbers examined.

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APPENDIX XIV.

SUMMARY OF FIGURES FOR AGE GROUPS.

F=Number of Defects found. (x)=Number of Defects referred for treatment.

The figures in italics are the percentages of the numbers examined.

Age group.	Number of children examined, 1912.	Number of children examined, 3rd term.	Clothing and footgear.			Nutrition.				Cleanliness and condition of skin.			Skin defects.		Teeth.				Nose and throat.					Enlarged Glands.		Eyes.					Ears.			Speech.				Circulation.				Defects of Lungs.		Defects of Nervous system.		Tuberculosis.				Rickets.		Deformities.		Infectious diseases.		Malnutrition.		Enlarged Glands (other than throat) 3rd term only.		Other defects.		Cards Issued, i.e., No. of children referred for treatment.
															Teeth.				Tonsils.	Adenoids.	Tonsils and Adenoids.	Other defects.				External disease.	Vision.			Disease and defects.	Disease.	Hearing.	Disease and Hearing.	Stammering.		Other.		Heart defects.		Anæmia.						Phthisis.		Other.
															1.	2.	3.	Defects.									Vision.
																		Defects.									Squint and defective sight, 1st and 2nd terms.	Squint 3rd term only.	Defective sight, 3rd term only.
			1.	2	3.	1.	2.	3.	4* 3rd term only.	1	2	3	F.	(x)				(X)	F.	F.	(X)	F.	(X)	F	(X)	F.	Squint and defective sight, 1st and 2nd terms.	Squint 3rd term only.	Defective sight, 3rd term only.	(x)	F.	F.	(x)	F.	(X)	F.	(X)	F.	(x)	F.	(x)	F.	(x)	F.	(x)	F.	(x)	F.	(X)	F.	(x)	F.	(X)	F.	(X)	F.	(X)	F.	(X)	F.	(X)
Entrants Boys	47,880	13,144	23,201	21,823	2,856	19,582	24,580	3,677	41	28,952	16,340	2,588	1,211	513	29,646	13,302	4,932	4,147	4,806	3,925	5,140	1,108	300	2,895	464	1,278	759	251		1,593	1,185	510	1,106	126	32	384	19	888	164	1,020	447	2,191	961	357	110	109	69	113	39	1,327	147	648	203	43	19	164	153	55	3	1,422	714	13,755
			48.5	45.5	6.0	40.9	51.3	7.8		60.5	34.1	5.4	2.53	1.07	61.9	27.8	10.3	8.66	10.18	8.20	10.73	2.31	.63	6.05	.97	2.67	2.18	1.91		3.33	2.47	1.06	2.31	.26	.07	.80	.04	1.85	.34	2.13	.93	4.58	2.01	.75	.23	.23	.14	.24	.08	2.77	.31	1.35	.42	.09	.04	.34	.32	.42		2.97	1.49	28.73
„ Girls	46,438	13,269	23,498	20,717	2,223	20,019	23,334	3,045	40	28,259	15,569	2,610	1,607	395	29,053	12,702	4,6S3	4,092	4,482	3,163	4,275	869	226	2,483	352	1,126	758	272		1,465	1,142	572	1,096	69	13	276	12	803	161	897	368	2,066	927	373	117	139	85	95	34	669	100	342	122	34	12	157	147	28	7	1,196	627	12,470
			50.6	44.6	4.8	43.1	50.3	6.6		60.9	33.5	5.6	3.46	.85	62.6	27.3	10.1	8.81	9.65	6.81	9.20	1.87	.49	5.35	.76	2.42	2.28	2.05		3.15	2.46	1.23	2.36	.15	.03	.59	.03	1.73	.35	1.93	.79	4.45	2.00	.80	.25	.30	.18	.20	.07	1.44	.22	.74	.26	.07	.03	.34	.32	.21		2.58	1.35	26.85
8-9 Boys	33,648	24,801	15,628	15,594	2,426	8,968	19,648	4,797	235	21,156	10,664	1,828	1,072	280	15,344	12,581	5,723	6,360	3,476	2,341	2,948	1,362	242	2,135	229	954	813	402	15,012	3,577	716	640	656	207	24	424	15	778	106	900	283	1,262	348	435	104	107	60	101	30	830	31	630	115	14	8	327	314	30	8	790	410	13,657
			46.5	46.3	7.2	26.6	58.4	15.0		62.9	31.7	5.4	3.19	.83	45.6	37.4	17.0	18.90	10.33	6.96	8.76	4.05	.72	6.35	.68	2.83	9.19	1.62	60.51	10.63	2.13	1.90	1.95	.62	.07	1.26	.04	2.31	.32	2.67	.84	3.75	1.03	1.29	.31	.32	.18	.30	.09	2.47	•09	1.87	.34	.04	.02	.97	.93	.12	.03	2.35	1.22	40.59
„ Girls	33,189	24,740	16,498	15,013	1,678	10,150	18,758	4,143	138	21,145	10,299	1,745	2,348	219	15,426	12,270	5,493	6,256	3,733	2,057	2,859	941	145	1,949	167	1,007	853	370	16,177	3,750	880	698	758	69	7	248	8	897	149	975	373	1,127	320	412	90	121	77	123	36	454	17	655	162	20	4	223	203	37	7	759	401	13,669
			49.7	45.2	5.1	30.6	56.5	12.9		63.7	31.0	5.3	7.08	.66	46.5	37.0	16.5	18.86	11.25	6.20	8.61	2.84	.44	5.87	.50	3.04	10.09	1.50	65.39	11.30	2.65	2.10	2.28	.21	.02	.75	.02	2.70	.45	2.94	1.12	3.40	.96	1.24	.27	.36	.23	.37	.11	1.37	.05	1.97	.49	.06	.01	.67	.61	.75	.03	2.29	1.21	41.20
11-12 Boys	40,035	7,113	17,930	18,860	3,245	14,240	22,450	3,315	30	23,008	14,547	2,480	674	273	18,936	15,938	5,161	5,999	3,018	1,990	3,171	826	231	1,854	239	712	5,040	89	3,475	5,833	792	885	1,010	228	42	183	6	897	249	549	201	621	209	301	99	143	74	92	32	477	24	646	178	5	2	107	105	18	1	1,026	410	15,671
			14.8	47.1	8.1	35.6	56.0	8.4		57.5	36.3	6.2	1.68	.68	47.3	39.8	12.9	14.98	7.54	4.97	7.92	2.06	.58	4.62	.60	1.78	15.31	1.25	48.85	14.57	1.98	2.21	2.52	.57	.11	.46	.01	2.24	.62	1.37	.50	1.55	.52	.75	.25	.36	.18	.23	.08	1.19	.06	1.61	.44	.01		.27	.26	.25		2.56	1.02	39.13
„ Girls	39,574	6,906	19,333	18,154	2,087	15,528	21,055	2,978	13	23,201	13,955	2,418	1,197	216	20,034	14,852	4,688	6,443	3,651	1,781	3,33	614	180	1,653	244	861	5,424	73	3,585	6,371	805	868	1,003	72	11	114	11	1,191	305	887	424	561	192	369	117	121	74	61	10	317	7	919	302	2	1	90	90	29	4	1,134	455	16,286
			48.8	45.9	5.3	39.2	53.2	7.6		58.7	35.2	6.1	3.02	.55	50.6	37.6	11.8	16.28	9.23	4.50	8.68	1.56	.45	4.17	.62	2.18	16.91	1.06	51.91	16.10	2.03	2.19	2.53	.18	.03	.36	.03	3.01	.77	2.24	1.07	1.42	.49	.93	.30	.31	.19	.15	.03	.80	.02	2.32	.76			.23	.23	.42		2.87	1.15	41.15
Total children examined in detail	210,764	89,973	116,088	110,161	14,515	88,487	129,825	21,955	497	145,721	81,374	13,669	8,109	1,896	128,439	81,645	30,680	33,297	23,166	15,257	21,826	5,720	1,324	12,969	1,695	5,938	13,647	1,457	38,249	22,589	5,520	1,173	5,629	771	129	1,659	71	5,454	1,134	5,228	2,096	7,828	2,957	2,247	637	740	439	585	181	4,074	326	3,840	1,082	118	46	1,068	1,012	197	30	6,327	3,017	85,508
			48.2	45.8	6.0	36.8	53.9	9.3		60.5	33.8	5.7	3.37	.79	53.4	33.9	12.7	13.83	9.63	6.34	9.07	2.38	.55	5.39	.70	2.47	905	1.61	60.18	9.38	2.29	1.73	2.34	.32	.05	.69	.03	2.26	.47	2.17	.87	3.25	1.23	.93	.26	.31	.18	.24	.08	1.69	.14	1.59	.45	.05	.02	.44	.42	.22	.03	2.63	1.25	35.52
Special Junior Boys	1,769												105	64				154	205	245	314	75	23	90	32	196	154	33	30	307	127	83	167	10	1	19	4	37	10	67	34	80	43	58	21	16	14	16	8	36	9	36	12	6	2	6	5	2	1	100	50	1,186
„ „ Girls	1,538												104	56				134	192	201	228	43	16	70	21	160	131	48	50	302	112	64	152	5	1	8	1	36	9	40	19	59	35	36	16	28	13	13	6	27	4	35	24	3	3	3	3			77	41	966
„ Senior Boys	2,987												166	105				329	324	360	452	175	61	106	30	223	557	37	384	741	217	147	317	22	8	24	3	185	35	97	48	123	42	117	52	66	35	30	15	42	2	74	38	5	4	27	25	5	3	191	116	2,075
,, Girls	4,322												184	90				429	456	364	555	150	49	167	36	272	675	39	538	971	225	201	364	7	2	39	2	289	59	194	92	148	45	131	53	78	49	49	12	39	3	109	46	3	1	35	31	7	1	237	132	2,589
	10,616	3,191											559	315				1,046	1,177	1,170	1,549	443	149	433	119	851	1,517	157	1,002	2,321	681	495	1,000	44	12	90	10	547	113	398	193	410	165	342	142	188	111	108	41	144	18	254	120	17	10	71	64	14	5	605	339	6,816
													5.27	2.97				9.85	11.10	11.02	14.60	4.17	1.44	4.08	1.12	8.02	20.43	4.92	31.40	21.87	6.42	4.66	9.42	.41	.11	.85	.09	5.15	1.06	3.75	1.81	3.86	1.55	3.22	134	1.77	1.05	1.02	.39	1.36	.17	2.39	1.13	.16	.09	.67	.60	.44	.16	5.70	3.19	64.22
* During the 3rd term Nutrition was analysed under 4 heads ; in the earlier terms under 3.

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Table: APPENDIX XIV.SUMMARY OF FIGURES FOR AGE GROUPS.F=Number of Defects found. (x)=Number of Defects referred for treatment.The figures in italics are the percentages of the numbers examined.