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The 310 entrants comprised 162 boys and 148 girls.
„ 331 intermediates „ 168 ,, „ 163 ,,
,, 302 leavers „ 152 ,, ,, 150 ,,
The number inspected and re-inspected under the heading
" Other Inspections" is 2,221 as compared with 2,042 last year.
Findings at Medical Inspections.
(a) Malnutrition. I have again to report that I have no
evidence of malnutrition owing to lack of food.
No children have been reported to me as being so badly
nourished that they are not able to receive the benefit of education.
The Board of Education have now omitted the term "Malnutrition"
from the list of defects in Section A, Table II., and now
require the nutrition of the children examined to be classified in
four categories, viz.:—(a) Excellent; (b) Normal; (c) Slightly
Subnormal ; (d) Bad.
This classification is to be made on Clinical grounds and not
solely on the height and weight of the child.
(b) Uncleanliness. The degree of cleanliness of both head
and body is noted at the inspections.
16 children were referred for treatment owing to verminous
or "nitty" heads.
During the year the average number of visits per school by
the Nurses for Cleanliness Inspections was 6. The total number
of examinations during these inspections was 8,281, as compared
with 8,284 in 1933. 311 individual children were found either to
be verminous or to have so many nits in their hair that notices
had to be sent to the parents.
(c) Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin. (Table IV.,
page). During the year 636 minor ailments were referred for
treatment as compared with 604 in 1933,