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Number of individual Boys referred for Treatment—52
Number of individual Girls referred for Treatment—55
Number of individual Boys referred for Observation—17
Number of individual Girls referred for Observation—12
Following-up is carried out by both Home and School Visits
by the Nurse and re-inspection by the Doctor. During the year
the Nurse made 220 Home Visits, and 325 Scholars were reinspected
during the year, some being examinees from the
previous year.
Treatment. The same facilities obtain as in the case of the
Elementary Schools.
Vision. 112 scholars were sent to the Oculist during the year;
96 attended. New Glasses prescribed, 75; obtained Glasses, 74;
14 were not ordered new Glasses, and 8 obtained them privately.
Tonsils and Adenoids.
Treated by operation, 3.
Treated at Clinic.
Tinea Tonsurans, 1.
Other Skin Disease, 1.
Ear Disease, 4.
Other Affections, 3.
Received Private Treatment.
Teeth, 31.
Anaemia, improved, 34
(some from previous year),
Undescended testicle, 1.
Skin Disease, 3.
Circumcision, 1.
Abdominal Belt, 1.
Recommendations and Advice re individual Scholars left with
Principal as follows:—
Vision, 53. Physical Overstrain, 2.
Hearing, 2. Nervous Strain, 1.
Breathing Exercises, 7. Other, 2.
Physical Exercises, 2.
Physical Drill is supervised by Miss Newmarsh and Sergeant
Pritchard, and special attention is given to minor spinal deformities
among the girls. The physical welfare of the scholars is
well testified by the excellent and well attended public Displays of
Drill, etc., during the year.
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