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Uncleanliness. Of 3,703 children examined 3 were found
to have vermin in their heads, and 123 had nits, i.e., 3.4 per cent.
were unclean
No cases of body vermin were found.
Nutrition. The following table shows the state of nutrition
among the children examined:—
Number of children examined 3,703
Number of children classified "A" 462
Percentage of children classified "A" 12.5
Number of children classified "B" 2,753
Percentage of children classified "B" 74.3
Number of children classified " C " 458
Percentage of children classified "C" 12.4
Number of children classified "D" 30
Percentage of children classified "D" .81
A Excellent
B Normal
C Slightly sub-normal
U Bad
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Measles 128
German Measles 4
Whooping Cough 117
Chickenpox 16
Scarlet Fever 146
Diphtheria. 9
Dysentry 1
THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL NURSES.
Number of home visits 1,602
Number of school visits 256
Number of school visits for routine examination of heads 135
Total number of heads examined 22,638
Number of individual children found unclean 396
Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken —