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(v.) Defective conditions were found in 212 children,
being 31-7 per cent, of those inspected.
Summary of Defbctive conditions.
Anaemic and delicate
2
Eczema
2
Impetigo contagiosa
1
Ringworm
2
Carious or defective condition of teeth
138 (19.8 per cent. of
those inspected).
Enlarged tonsils
9
Adenoids (Scholars who had been
operated upon not included)
2
Ptosis
1
Conjunctivitis
2
Defective vision and carious teeth 16
33 (14 per cent. of those
inspected).
Defective vision 2
Do. (corrected by glasses) 11
Do. Strabismus 4
Otorrhœa
4
Defective hearing in one ear
6
Stammering (bad)
1
Bronchial catarrh
2
Infantile paralysis
1
Rickets (cured) ...
3
Talipes
3
Total
212
Notics to Parents.
In addition to several verbal messages which were given
to parents who were present at the inspections, 169 notices
were forwarded to parents recommending that the child should
be taken to a doctor or dentist, as the case required.