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continued in force throughout 1925. An annual inspection is
made of all children in attendance at these schools, following thus
the procedure laid down by the Board of Education in regard to
Secondary Schools.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
The pupils at the Selhurst Grammar School for Boys, the
Selhurst Grammar School for Girls, and the Old Palace Girls'
School were medically examined during 1925. The examination
of the girls was carried out by women medical officers.
The arrangements as to medical inspection were set out in a
previous report, and need not be repeated here.
974 pupils at secondary schools underwent routine medical
inspection during the year. In addition, 180 children were reexamined
for defects noted at previous visits.
The results of medical inspection are set out in the tables
dealing with secondary schools at the end of this report. It will be
seen that 7.4 per cent, of those undergoing routine inspection were
referred for treatment for defective eyesight; 0.2 per cent, for enlarged
or unhealthy tonsils or adenoids; 1.0 per cent, for anæmia;
and 2.5 per cent, for spinal curvature.
In all 12.8 per cent, of those seen as routine cases were found
to require treatment for one or more physical defects.
It will be noted from the Tables that among children attending
elementary schools 15.5 per cent, needed such treatment. On the
other hand, only 5 per cent, of elementary school children needed
treatment for defective vision, as against 7.4 per cent, in secondary
schools; while the proportions with spinal curvature were also
less in the former.
Treatment is not provided at the Committee's clinics for
children attending the secondary schools.
CONTINUATION SCHOOLS.
There are no continuation schools in the Borough.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG
PERSONS.
Milk and newspaper deliveries, general errands, hawking and
newspaper selling are the popular forms of employment amongst