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School Work.
Children with apparently sound teeth 57
„ „ 1 to 4 decayed teeth 135
„ „ 5 to 9 „ „ 30
„ „ more than 9 decayed teeth 0
222
„ „ enlarged tonsils or adenoids or both 33
„ „ enlarged neck glands 14
„ „ external eye diseases 14
„ „ practically normal vision 204
„ „ poor vision 10
„ „ bad vision 8
222
„ „ defective hearing or ear disease 15
„ „ normal hearing 207
„ „ defective speech 9
Dull and backward children 6
Mentally defective 1
Children whose hearts and circulation are not normal 4
„ „ lungs are not normal 35
„ „ nervous systems are not normal 7
Children with skin diseases 11
„ „ anæmia 12
„ „ deformities congenital and acquired 11
„ „ contagious skin diseases 6
Children recommended for medical or surgical treatment 53
„ „ „ ophthalmic treatment 18
„ „ „ dental 57
Directions to teachers to modify school work 28
In addition to the 222 routine cases examined, 14 special or
non-routine cases were examined at the request of the teachers.
The following defects were discovered:—
Nutrition below average 2
„ much below average 2