OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 6

OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.

MEDICAL INSPECTION OF A SCHOOL,

1 GENERAL HEALTH GOOD. ' '

fefplSj v-':|(MB' i gRATHEB: SMOUS; ■$ W£ <-^i Decemoer last i'the; Wellington 'Education S'?3 ■!;£•;': hto ;/haye ; :a ~: medical'iinsjebtion 'jSii^.^im^de^:of \ ;bne/;bf: : 'tie"; larger /schools /under.;-. its ;!>;*■■ Ajurisdiotion;^With ;view-:.to- ascertaining, , the :-*i : fl:/i!'lcpndittpn"bf an^d: ; general; health? of''the Sffcot:children;; ;;Me].fevArp i 'Schopl;;H;as;sele,etecr for ; ; itbo;;in^ectipri,,;and*the examination'.was. made :-/'itfe -during. 6cli6bl*jtpur'.i.by-."two..well-kno\yh. medi-?S'-y ;,tlus''city/; '■■ ;Tha. ; total number of children the ; J'i"'.h ;iayer'age"time ■ taken f'Jfprithe■■ examination being £S;:v&';about;fiye> : pupilift!l i i ; ;(^v^epprt;;whic^ l has:ipW;j3een:preparea/-and;!will; '«)|.:' ; thei /■'v ?///Boar3 ;/ to-day; is.'as- follows :■}-.■--)"''.--: - lv,'f'' '-.■'•' •■;'£&V-WSSs>>'- : ; /:;;:.«-<s»;/;;:-/.;:,: ;■/;/;- r; / - .',,-■<; : :-: : -y •?*^S^>!K^';:^ :; f l ''^vif:Pefective',Teßtli.r.-;::/; i: /-// .;//;. ; .'y.>';'iL-->'V-;^e^''fflo^:iyapminß-' , fea^^''6f:-tHe/ , 'Mpprt'. ! ie ■■y«¥.i'S'tiiat'' :: dea^ 'JijiS : sivdren's>teeth. ; "Thirty-two but of;the:tbtal'examr '■■•s?'*£?ih'ed, i :^.stafejthe: ; repqrt,v;''h ; ad:>very,.good'- teeth ; .'.'very:;'good' meaning ■;/S-::/afrnpst.;;Cpmple.tty ( s^ 'fH&i'r'rk "gives 6 V : '^i.:> ;^fpr;vgirlK teeth', meaning,mouths;with,many.teeth in '.sr%vj-'varibns;fltages of '.decay/ and; 'others.■ lost by.: ex;.s;i"&J-&, stumps':vinitliis;class.theref,werev3o: ; boys arid. '■■ : £sfi:!Aß 'girls o'»!-Qt '-230' : the, "teeth';\rere.' i;s;->'( ; //morei ; qfcMe§s t incomplete;"decayed arid; defective. 1 ;SiXr:fi': The ;faulty,.condition (bf "the temporary; teeth in. marked.';:: The Ss^-rKteeth^'of;. theS girls; ;.w.e're/ : ]ess \defectiye v than A : K -fe.'.vthdseVof .•the;Aoysr corresponding ..with; the - i'e-v eutts-flbfitairied f at/the'-.State .'schools...in -Tas- ; '%&$■ InJ-thi ;• New. jipnthy .Wales -schools j'the !" ; ''"f':; 'rev^e^is.!Xe^i;lie^^O;,.-te"4he ,, ; feJS fe clear.Xrrbm ,"my. examinatipn,'- thatithe;"girls:bei'iSS-- ;®;tweßin*lo.and;l4.years: of age'lised tooth. brushes' h ßr'.'.%i! ; ;inor6? : fre'9Tiently:- than ; theiboys: of V,correspond-: ,Yi;YiViLing. : 'agee.'-::rae'eyidence,''-liomiyer ) of'the'.regu-;J»H^':lar,-and^thbrbugh:;use.iof'^ttevtobthtb'rush "was, '■if&: i l -'-'- prettyi' weakAall'?alpng.j;jpjeii; ■line.Vo'f r : 'vß;i,' : : : :v'-y-- ;:: -'^i': ;: :';'iC:- : ;-\' v : v i'r ? ™v|fiii.'SiThroats ''Klbses :'- Condition.Serious. ;;• E;-!.w l p;.»;'"of ils2 their '■Ji'x'f>}'J-^etc^'in(a perfeotly/'nprinalscondition, i.e.; had ■f|i;^f7j«np;/catarThi : ¥";iSixty.'sliac] Venlairged tonsils, 18 '■Sfite' , .''..being';'undoubtedly. :mprpidly,_sb, arid'roquiriug : ftJ3: ,; treatment! :; , Slwent3'-twb;-had' :7 ai.catarrhal('con-; ? ;"^ : 'K:r dition'': of ;-;Kth"e./ .back- -,Vof»'. the "■;]f tliiroat--. ;■ (chronic" :/Aij;.v;v:ef^ ;'^<^*treatmeirit^^;;t;;v'''^^v;fe'^'.'vv ';i:V; Av'•■'"■ '■■'.•: -^i''^ : -v^>''pfLfl^.-'i)py'ei/G9' l SjKiOi'iviarg'ed'ivtonsilsV:(tt 12 catarrhal vconaitibriVofCtheKpharynx/'and;,l!)| .&%{^^S. marked ; ; nasaivobstruction,.frpm;; adenoids, re-'. : V-.-V :: vs;V<---" fe'v^*^i;"ltywai'/be^s'een:itha'tvll3:but';of.; the ! 3lo ;exf;f "I:':':.' Vamined Kad^enlaiged'tonsils; -.' This- is a'serious ii'i'Mp- :: "matter,:(asithe're!cari'-bd._rio per-. additipri',-adenoids.: t'rtfiP, Spnie.fauthorities \ hold.: thati"oib : )BhUd'reii : '.with'- , ' '^■o^i^larged'tonsils.have--adenoids 'alsb;^he^.ayei>■ '■i'i\*& '''J age '.percentage of chHdreri':with.adenoids .in'the ::w : i;:vs;:!Hpbart;;State;;ischbols:Awas over 30> : 'pirl4 ■ con-; •"pv'ffHtiWbntin'i-.m'qre'. , -^^gS'WalesUJDi , Harris 'the! ;v;:y ;; , :: '. jquarter; ending 'December,- 1908,' ,: he',yisite.d' five t£j;K;;:jßchoolS;j;compriaiig;;some :30p0,-<;;c^Udreirj: and; ■ : -i , .-Vj.'i:fc'jAdeiioid. vegetations -lead,' to .lanse'riosibf :,symp-; : . : :5.: : ;:- : ;;- riasapiespftiitibri'aiid. J ='flpj.' , ■ '.\withitie«vpice;.lmnffling tie nasal-'sau'rias;;they, ff. [ , ;;i'.; v .:.: cause';dea£nes3;- they; cause ;'e'iiracher;';'they; cause, bf'ffltellect/aid.irritabilih'of/teimper.; :: ; fs"'i : -:i 'itheyii -/pfedispps^';tp"i '.6rdinary' ; ''co)as;'s ; -''.tosXsor.e : . 'Vp'{ ; i;.;^throats';'and-i.tb;■ bronchitis/ ■..They: causeA diphW ; : anterfee.;sWithJith ij.';'.:i;: :;:■:;arid: develbpmerit;bf '■ children.^"\ ."'}*£■'"' "' :'■ : ' ■ .''Dr.,Elkiiigton,\Chief..Health Officer/of Tas-> 1906; report :VA ; ,child- with '<$ vS'-'iMarked .-^adenoid;;/disease 'iss*r'b 'lesSfor, educational; purposes. ;>ln'\therhandsiof :&«■:■ i'<a ! .teacher;.uriacc[uainted. withv'the ■condition, -he : :P:fXlH\ : , : firid!'passes'.i'putfof'schbol} life" •'.' -}f s"V '• ;'.''. brandecf as '('■:& dullard•'■''and, an> educational bad: -^^■v'bargairi^i:';;^-''^';!.-;' I '^. , .: I :^^:'^:;;'' , :!;'.-. ■ ~',<;!• vT:';'iV. ; " "O 1 : the'totar.examine^j'/the'ihearirigWM'dei'. 7if:??; ■'..■' casesr-li In , v;V s ';;v'cmost;casesj.the one.e||ir, ■;";y;';;::; Inipairmeri't'only moderate;" : ln"'4 cases :>■:'■& ;'v,orie ;:eai;';was'Vebmpletely. r, deaf;faid' : in : -'-2. cases rii'i::■.■■..'.-'in.'tji e?e. easel'-'was i independent:-6f'tfie'-3eafuVss'i ";i¥/;:- ; ':;caaisedJby'i:adenqids;;aria ; "'in-i'ljy*:?s-6^cases'it::was,;due;:tb ■yrax'in «;■;.■;; -ji;t.he,;bpter ■;ear;jin,3 ( » ; to ear tae')'4'ftsr--s;;vr'Vft£'effeot?<SfM'eMleis^fc','t V ,v-v-V; ;v^X' :r.^ -.".: : :'-;.'-':'-'A;; yisiori r bf.:-the-chiidren.will vO:Vi :■ later.; : '»: Of .',50.;. cases j personally, Kfe'-y.tested.byj;b'rie:.of: : the'inedicar.men, 'bnly -2 ..yieI^S , ? V-Benled^v eyiderice:'.jp?;.;.riricorrectedV short;'' -sight ' : fci"£.;: (myopia),.arid;thosej'()nly,jtp^;;mpdei;atefidegree. ;MK:|i|li*|;«l]^Generai ! % f.Vi' ■&' general , /health; Vof ;i the. 'ii':; : j Jrti'pnpils,';'it.'ris:stated-ithat, .o'h.!the "whole/ frith-' % : &' : Jish*J exceptions /appve-vriptedi-thisViaprieared/tq ;>yv.S : :';beigopd;yiQf.:the;ls2';girls ; ;examined}::l3;.were as' cases .'of anaeriiia,' 3 ■ : .. : :s''..' spinal /curvature,' j'l'-'of ;s'c ; j' : ;s ;i.ntrachoma J A : contagious■•icbnditioii^'.pf/.. the v ' ; eyelids) ';') there"Vere :Jno dis-j ®■•■ ViJ: "ease:ilGeneral ill-health '.was'.indicated : in:the; ;: :■ of. 10 of: the "pupils. , :'';;.Vy v■ - • ■-" ■.-:s - ---s/:liW,.-:! :i sPt 'the 149 boys, 2ihad granulated ophthalmia* JJv,;;/ X '■'.\ ;2coritagioxiS affectipnVof.the skin-;(impetigo^ ) In •?-:7:V.'.' :i -'lii-:.there*was ; an:appearance %;:9.;'r'>iU-healttv;-\;: ■:-V;;'^ :-;--;x-:,;: '- ';; ; : : ;f^Jv^;w,W;Av:; ; ;PhysicaApßyeippment.:•'• ; ■':.; x...;'-: p'i j; ; - : ' : }'fi 7'Np / i' measurements: ivithv regard , , ''■S-tZ'j: £ deyelopraen.t, : taken','." except" th'p . i iteV: , 'The, average,?ofjthese;,'ior-both ; sexes, , .at diffei--B-i.V '■■^.(ent;' : agesi r gave ,: resultsyremarkhbly; similar '-to. hfyi-A 'thoseJobtairie'd by.Dr.'Elkirigtou,-who reported l;:ip : v<,o.ri - -;the, Hobart p :schools■.in .1906;;:.'Tinder?the £;.'.*;' ;;hWding';of .^ off,/as :.being : i either /'very, good'.:; ur '--^f4. - : ?'-'gopdi'-49'as;'mode : rate,'';arid;30 as;'bad.' Many t : "'-7i H.ioi?;:;;the ;\'-}', bad' , ;'vhaying;' ;badly-developed :.-i"v->'•.'• ?and chests; ":'-i ;;;Amongst ■:]'■■. the ■ '"'■' girls S fVl '"i" : the fyery;gobds' exceeded■■;the.;boys"j'.'.the,Vmbd-.' '<:?;t '■:]■ .elates - .; number'ed. : 4o, arid .only; 20;. were; mairked ; i ;iJ;'.-i'.^'o.ff-.-afl ; .. i 'bad,Vy.:.' *'i>;;: v: .;':;- : :\ : .; V -;S.:\ -j '■■.',•',';•::.''.-'

s^ ; ii-;-;;'Sixteen;peir^(ient; ; Seriously/Defectives .',. • -;-' -.-. 'T;t .'will be ■ seen'vfrom ihe.:above (lint there ";- j: existe'diatiUhe ■Te:- ! Aro.: State.; School;;/Welling-. ■;C;>:'ton;/-m^^:De^mberVl.Mt;'-Vout , ';!of;;31p:;-l)oys.vnnd i•■".•',girls of,all ; agesj 'at'least'so,"or 16.1"per cent.,' :■■■ tfwhosi: physical condition-'interfered;witlrtlicir M": taking, full:advantage.'of; the.'education afforded; •:'.''.'Further, :itO mayibe'■ a"dded .that'both A.;;and; teauhers^wereHprpbably..ignorant of ithis 1 I: :-,.physical :cbaditioni.'; : pn'the-general que'stidn'. of iV.'medical;4nspection.?bf. State ; i'sclipols, the:f ex- ■'■■ ..not ideem;it;necessary;to enlarge. :/,,'■■:lts:.objec'ts,i'iindithe_. excellent resultsobtained j v .'countries it;, is. adopted! and, ■v. , i:'ncted- , ott!'iire^ : •.'I -board. -;:Healthy bodily , and' mental, visj'.essen-. 1 '■'.: ; ttal' , to -'■ education. ,;i-lf L the ] of :'j the of ichpol children catinot-be ascertained. ':• - !by jany'tpther imeans. .than by. , medical inspect ■';■ -V--''tipni':'-.'t^'enVpucbjiyiiispection.jis v'obviously'. de-< :■; : : vgianded;"|| " jK; f j f' ify ffi -:- : ; P : ; %-■:"■{'■■ '■■'.■■:■' .O :