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(e) Employment of Children in Public Entertainment.—Twelve
children were examined under these regulations.
Staff Appointments.—101 teaching staff and 327 other staff
were medically examined during the year.
Medical Examination of Prospective Teachers.—Nineteen
candidates for admission to Training College were examined during
the year.
Sanitary Towels in Schools.—All schools have means of issuing
sanitary towels on request. Supplies are held by Head Teachers and
Assistant Teachers.
20. STATISTICAL SUMMARY
I. Medical Inspection.
A. Routine Inspections 5,518
B. Special Inspections and Re-inspections 3,676
C. Pupils found to require treatment 1,705
II. Defects found at Routine Medical Inspection.
Requiring treatment 2,055
For observation 1,822
Physical Condition of Pupils seen at Medical Inspection.
Satisfactory 5,466
Unsatisfactory 52
III. Infestation with Vermin.
Total number of examinations 34,641
Individual pupils found to be infested 138
IV. Treatment.
{a) Minor Ailments.—Total defects treated 1,622
(b) Defective Vision and Squint.
Cases treated for errors of refraction 1,557
Other defects 16
Pupils for whom spectacles—prescribed 1,136
obtained 1,120
Orthoptic Clinic—cases treated 232
(c) Nose and Throat Defects.
Number treated 190
Total attendances 326
(d) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Treated as in-patients 32
Treated otherwise 516