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OTHER DISEASES OR DEFECTS.
Age
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls
. Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Absent
155
137
1,037
878
69
41
2
2
* Present
—
1
5
2
—
—
—
-
* Congenital Syphilis, 2; Enlarged Spleen, 1; Eneuresis, 2; Albino, 1;
Rupture, 2.
SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS.
The Teachers are encouraged to bring before the Medical
Inspector at the time he is visiting the School any cases concerning
whom they may, for any reason, desire a medical opinion. Of
the 92 children thus examined, the examination was justified in
74 instances.
The following is a list of the defects found:—
Defective Sight in 30 instances.
Deafness, Otorrhœa, Post-Nasal Catarrh, and
Adenoids „ 6 „
Heart Disease „ 3 „
Impetigo „ 8 „
Conjunctivitis „ 2 „
Anaemia „ 2 „
Verminous „ 8 „
Epilepsy „ 2 „
Chicken Pox „ 2 „
Ringworm „ 1 instance.
Measles „ 1 „
Scarlet Fever „ 1 „
Eczema „ 1 „
Urticaria „ 1 „
Enlarged Tonsils „ 1 „
Alopecia „ 1 „
Mental Defect „ 1 „
Infantile Paralysis „ 1 „
Enlarged Glands „ 1 „
Rheumatism „ 1 „