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Miscellaneous.
Children may be submitted for examination each
school day at 10 o'clock. Those usually submitted are
children suspected of having verminous heads or bodies,
of having ringworm, scabies, or impetigo, or those whose
examination is desirable on account of some defect
or suspected defect, such as defective eyesight, disease
of the eye, ear, throat and nose, which may require
treatment. In fact, any defective child not under
medical care may be submitted by the head-teacher
for examination. Excluded children are also examined
regularly until certified able to return to school.
The examinations carried out during the year may be
summarised as follows:—
Verminous children
1,848
Impetigo
763
Scabies
178
Ringworm
390
Teachers
8
Scholarship children
1
Miscellaneous
1,533
Total
4,721
STATISTICAL TABLES.
The six Statistical Tables required by the Board of
Education are appended.
THOMAS ORR,
School Medical Officer.