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(c) Employment of Children in Public Entertainment.-
Six children were examined under these Regulations.
Staff Appointments.- 87 teaching staff and 355 other
staff were medically examined during the year.
Medical Examination of Prospective Teachers.-Forty
three 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.
Good Grooming Lectures. Lectures in ' Good Grooming'
were given to girls in Secondary Schools during their last
term at school.
20. STATISTICAL SUMMARY
I. Medical Inspection.
A. Routine Inspections 6,468
B. Special Inspections and Re inspections. 3,733
C. Pupils found to require treatment 2,154
II. Defects found at Routine Medical Inspection.
Requiring treatment 2,520
For observation 2 511
Physical Condition of Pupils seen at Medical Inspection.
Satisfactory 6,424
Unsatisfactory 44
III. Infestation with Vermin.
Total number of examinations 16,073
Individual pupils found to be infested 108
IV. Treatment.
(aj Minor Ailments. Total defects treated 1,495
(b) De feet ive Vision and Squint.
Cases treated for errors of refraction. 2.697
Other defects 2
Pupils for whom spectacles - prescribed 1,156
obtained 1,016
Orthoptic Clinic cases treated 387
(c) Nose and Throat Defects.
New cases 168
Total attendances 479