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(g) Vision.
Seventy-one or 4.7% of the children at routine inspections
were found to be suffering from some fairly serious defect
of vision, and a total of 178 children were referred from
various sources for refraction by the School Oculist.
(h) Ear Disease and Hearing.
As a result of routine and special examinations, 26 cases
of discharging ears and 8 cases of deafness were referred
for treatment.
(i) Crippling Defects.
One case of spinal curvature and 9 cases of other forms
of deformities were discovered at routine and special
examinations.
(j) Dental Defects.
Seven hundred and twenty-six or 47.6% of the children
were found to be suffering from dental decay, 6.5% having
four or more teeth decayed, and 41.1% having less than four.
Infectious Diseases.
Infectious diseases were fairly prevalent. In the early
months there was a severe epidemic of measles, and scattered
throughout the year there was a considerable outbreak of
chicken-pox and whooping-cough. It was not necessary to
close any school or department of a school on account of
infectious disease.
Individual children are excluded under Article 53b or
Article 57, according to the nature of the complaint from
which they are suffering.
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