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* Under the school re-organisation of May 25th, 1932, these schools
were restricted to Infants' Departments only.
When the percentages for the "Intermediates'" Group in
the year 1932 are compared with the figures set out above for 1933,
a very striking improvement will be noted. This group average
has actually declined from 27.36 per cent. requiring treatment in
1932 to 17.69 per cent. in 1933, a gratifying improvement.
With two exceptions, all the schools show a fairly substantial
improvement which is set out below. St. Joseph's show a worse
position than in 1932, having 37.5 per cent. defects in 1933 as
against 20.68 per cent. in 1932; but the total number of children
examined in this school is small and therefore these percentages are
liable to rather wide fluctuations. The only large school with a
poor return, compared with 1932, was Goodall Road, giving 22.07
per cent. in 1933 contrasted with 18.51 per cent. in 1932. Canterbury
Road has the best return with only 10 per cent. found to
require treatment, and it is closely followed by Farmer Road with
12.14 per cent. and Davies Lane with 12.71 per cent.; both Newport