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GENERAL SUMMARY.
119 visits were made to school departments for the purpose
of Routine Medical Inspection. In addition, numerous other visits
were made regarding Medical Treatment Cases, Special Cases,
Infectious Diseases, etc.
From the tables at the end of the report, it will be seen that
during 1919 there were examined 4,315 children as against 3,655
during the year 1913. These 4,315 children involved 7,965
examinations, as against 5,160 examinations during 1918. These
figures do not include children examined at cleanliness surveys.
ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The selection of children due for this inspection during 1919
included those children born during the years 1907, 1910 and 1913,
and those absent at last Medical Inspection.
937 parents or 45 % attended the inspection.
Some deterioration was found in respect of Clothing and
Cleanliness of the Body, whilst the condition of Footgear and
Cleanliness of the Head remained much as in 1918, thus :—
Clothing 90.1% satisfactory (1918, 94-4%)
Footgear 88.4% „ (1918, 88.3%)
Cleanliness of Body 9 5.5% „ (1918, 96.7%)
Cleanliness of Head 82.8% „ (1918, 82.2%)
The percentage figures recorded for Nutrition are lower than
the corresponding ones for 1918. Apart from any effect attributable
to the high cost of food, allowance must be made for the personal
factor in estimating the condition of nutrition in any particular
instance.
During the year Nutrition was marked normal in 76.5%, below
normal in 18.3% and bad in 5.1%, as compared with 83.0, 12.4
and 4 6 per cent, respectively in 1918.
Attention is drawn to the figures recorded in respect of
Dental Conditions. Of 2,061 children examined 478 or 231% had
more than 4 teeth decayed, 914 or 44.9% had less than 4 affected