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SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Medical Inspection.
There are four secondary schools in the district and one
Junior Art School. The following are the particulars of the medical
inspection carried out:—
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Total
1 245 228 47 80 199 47 6 853
Treatment of Defective Vision.
144 children were refracted at the ophthalmic clinic (including
21 re-tests) of whom 102 were supplied with spectacles. Two
changes of lens were also provided and repairs to glasses carried
out in 15 instances. One child suffering from a disease of the eye
was referred to hospital for treatment.
Dental Treatment.
Particulars of the routine dental inspection of secondary, etc.,
school children are set out below:—
Ages.
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Total
— 108 168 136 54 76 34 2 — 578
Of this number 450 were found to require treatment.