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OTHER DISEASE OR DEFECT.
Boys :
487 were Satisfactory.
27 ,, Unsatisfactory.
Girls :
520 were Satisfactory.
11 „ Unsatisfactory.
Pigeon Chest and Other Malformations of Chest, Rupture,
Harelip and Hypospadias constituted the unsatisfactory cases.
CHILDREN IN THEIR FOURTEENTH YEAR
Besides the history of those diseases particularly enquired
for, the following were given: Pneumonia and Pleurisy, 30;
Enteric,. 10; German Measles, 7; Ringworm, 3; Mumps, 27;
Rheumatism, 18; Small Pox, 1; Peritonitis, 2; Anaemia, 3;
Asthma, 1.
12 Children were found to be suffering from the following diseases
at the time of examination : Oxyuris Vermicularis, 1 case ; Eczema,
1; Rupture, 2; Ringworm, 2; Enuresis, 2; Itch, 1; Diphtheria,
1; Somnambulism, 1; Hypospadias 1.
OR OLDER.
The average age of the Boys was 1310/12 years.
„ ,, „ ,, Girls was 1311/12 years.
The average number of children in the family was 5'2.
HISTORY.
63 gave a family history of Consumption.
878 had suffered from Measles.
562 „ ,, „ Whooping Cough.
494 „ „ ,, Chicken Pox.
192 „ „ „ Scarlet Fever.
73 ,, ,, „ Diphtheria.