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support they have given to the scheme for providing milk in school,
and for the willingness with which they have carried out all the
extra work which it involves. It is safe to say that without their
support and encouragement the scheme could make very little
headway.
(b) Cleanliness.
The standard of cleanliness among the school children remains
very high, as will be seen from the fact that although 32,340
individual examinations of children for cleanliness: were made by
the school nurses during the year, the number of children excluded
from school on account of uncleanliness was only 80.
(c) Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin.
Seventy 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. These children
were for the most part treated at the School Clinic.
(d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases.
Eighty-four children were recommended for treatment on
account of defective vision or squint, while 229 children suffering
from minor defects of vision were kept under observation. Seven
children were found to require treatment for external diseases
of the eye, and twenty-six were kept under observation.
{e) Nose and Throat Defects.
Twenty-nine children were recommended for operative treatment
for enlarged tonsils and adenoids and 155 were referred for
observation. Thirty-one children were found to be suffering from
other conditions of the throat and nose for which treatment was
required, and four others were referred for observation.
(f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.
Four children were recommended for treatment on account
of deafness, and two were referred for observation. Twenty-nine
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