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FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
Uncleanliness.
That as a result of the three regular visits to the schools to
detect verminous conditions, great improvement has resulted is
made evident by the following figures :—
In 1922 of 41,574 children examined 9.27% were verminous.
„ 1923 „ 47,074 „ „ 7.10% „
„ 1924 „ 38,446 „ „ 6.74% „
„ 1925 „ 38,080 „ „ 5.10% „
By far the majority of these verminous conditions are due to
lice and nits, which of course are most numerous in the long hair
of the girls. Bobbed and shingled hair is an undisguised blessing.
May the fashion long continue. Cleanliness and freedom of the
brain-case from the weight and heat of great masses of hair more
than compensate for the loss of the abundant locks to which an
old fetish attributes woman's glory.