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79 per cent, of the children examined during the year in the
course of routine examination were accompanied by their parents.
The comparative figures for the last five years are as follows:—
1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936.
Percentage of children accompanied
by parents 78 77 76 76 79
39 per cent, of the children examined were vaccinated. The
comparative figures for the last five years are as follows:—
1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936.
Percentage of children vaccinated
42 37 37 37 39
DEFECTS FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Uncleanliness.—Of 3,819 children examined, 11 were found
to have vermin in their heads and 220 had nits.
The following is a comparative table for the last five years:—
1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936.
Number of children examined 3,087 2,869 3,378 3,436 3,819
Number of children with
verminous heads 54 21 15 7 11
Percentage of children with
verminous heads 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.3
Number of children found to
have nits 281 224 279 182 220
Percentage of children found
to have nits 9.1 7.8 8.2 5.0 5.8
The conditions found consisted of nits and vermin in the head;
in no case during the year was a child found to have body vermin.
Nutrition.—At the end of 1934 the Chief Medical Officer of
the Board of Education requested that nutrition in children should
be classified under the four headings:—
A Excellent.
B Normal.
C Slightly sub-normal.
D Bad.