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of exclusions on account of verminous conditions was only 195.
These exclusions in many cases referred to the same children on
more than one occasion, so that the actual number of offenders
was much less than 195.
(c) Minor Ailments and Diseases op the Skin.
One hundred and twenty-nine children were referred for treatment
on account of minor ailments, these including various skin
conditions, minor injuries and external diseases of the ears and
eyes. • Some of these children were treated privately or at hospital,
but the great majority received treatment at the School Clinic.
(d) Visual Defects and External Eye Disease.
Seventy-seven children were recommended for treatment on
account of defective vision or squint, while one hundred and
seventy-four with minor defects of vision were referred for observation.
Thirty-three children were found to require treatment for
external diseases of the eye, while twenty-three were referred for
observation.
(e) Nose and Throat Defects.
Nineteen children were recommended operative treatment on
account of enlarged tonsils and adenoids, while two hundred and
seven were referred for observation. Other conditions of the throat
or nose requiring treatment were found in fifty-nine children, while
twenty others were referred for observation.
(f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.
Eleven children were found to be so deaf as to require treatment
for the defect, while four others were kept under observation.
Other forms of ear disease requiring treatment were found in thirtynine
children, and five others were kept under observation.
(g) Dental Defects.
The' result of the inspections carried out by the School Dental
Surgeon is seen in Table IV, Group V. The dental scheme of
inspection and treatment now covers practically all the school
children, and it will be seen that, in all, 5,294 children were
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