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TEETH.
Of the boys, 1189, and 1097 girls, had one to three teeth decayed, and as
many as 497 boys and 340 girls had four teeth or more decayed.
NOSE AND THROAT.
Among the boys, 224, and 265 girls, had either enlarged tonsils or adenoids,
or both.
EYE DISEASE.
Thirty-eight boys and 82 girls were wearing spectacles. Slight errors of
vision were found in 87 boys and 120 girls, and marked errors in 65 boys and
87 girls. Thirty-nine boys and 46 girls had squint.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The number of boys with a family history of consumption was 369, or
12.9 per cent., and 358 girls, or 14.1 per cent.
During 1920 Dr. Strong sent seven "B" notifications to the M.O.H. Of
these, the repoits on two boys and two girls referred to pulmonary tuberculosis,
and two boys and one girl to other forms of tubercle.