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3. DETAILED TABLES. Table Q1.-The Number and Percentages of Defects found by Medical Inspectors in 10,248 Children examined at the Routine Examinations during the Year 1914.

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Auckland. Taranaki. jWanganui. Wellington. Hawke's Bay. Marlborough. Nelson. Grey. Westland. Canterbury Canterbury Otago. Southland. Totals. 6 ! a i i I o> ! © **2 1 © a - 1 ! <a «t-i I <a © "t-t © © © d to ° ej so ' ° a tfl a ' °d a 50 ° a 60 a 550 °a iC ° a" so ° a - c c a a so o a be Sg | 88 ! i 8 8 S I 8 2 I I 88 ! |£ | I g£ f , 88 ; | 8 S ! -S S£ I 8 8 -g g8 j | I 8g | i 88 4 it i i s|; 1 1 ii i ii i ii I i 1 ii § ii 1 1 ii i i| i ii § f| i ii i if i ii i S° I 1° , £ | I 3 ; I £ 3 1 I g° I £ I 3 ; £ 1° z ! !° £ I 3 i I | 1° I I 3 I.I 3 £ S° £ j j i j j : ■ i j j j j | j Number of children examined .. 1,472 100 214 100 517 100 1,328 100 381 100 80 100 212 100 192 100 125 100 I 3,189 100 340 100 1,639 1100 559 100 10,248 100 Number found to have no defects .. 315 ; 21-4 50 23-4 127 24-6 363 27-3 38 10-0 11 13-7 6 2-8 5 2-6 5 4 0 205 6-4 24 71 118 7-2 75 13-4 1,342 13.1 Number found to have defects .. 1,157 i 78-6 | 164 76-6 390 : 75-4 965 72-7 343 90-0 69 86-3 206 97-2 187 97-4 120 96-0 2,984 93-6 316 92-9 1,521 92-8 . 484 86-6 8,906 86-9 Number found to have defects other 867 | 58-9 104 48-6 256 49-5 643 48-4 230 60-3 56 70-0 179 84-4 164 85-4 96 76-8 j 2,127 66-7 273 80-3 1,334 81-4 347 62-1 6,676 65-1 than dental Number of children showing evidence of— Malnutrition (sub-normal and bad 75 5-1 60 28-1 148 28-6 376 28-3 29 7-7 11 13-7 43 20-3 39 20-3 33 26-4 717 22-5 78 22-9 255 15-6 63 11-3 1,927 18-8 cases) Skin-disease .. . . .. 45 3-1 18 8-4 47 9-1 103 7-8 10 2-6 .. .. 4 1-9 1 0-5 1 0-8 43 1-3 7 2-1 60 3-7 23 4-1 362 3-5 Defective teeth.. .. .. 835 56-7 124 57-9 288 55-7 652 49-1 318 83-5 52 65 0 158 74-5 159 82-8 105 84-0 1 2,564 80-4 269 79-1 1,090 66-5 394 70-5 7,008 68-4 Obstructed breathing .. .. 369 25-1 62 29-0 135 26-1 319 24-0 32 8-4 36 45-0 69 32-5 46 24-0 32 25-6! 698 21-9 115 33-8 437 26-7 154 27-6 2,504 24-4 Enlarged glands .. 483 32-8 68 31-8 118 22-8 355 26-7 81 21-3 40 50-0 129 60-8 152 79-2 79 63-2 1,343 42-1 231 67-9 1,092 66-6 234 41-9 4,405 43-0 External eye-disease . . .. 63 4-3 2 0-9 11 2-1 22 1-7 7 1-8 1 1-3 4 1-9 3 1-6 2 1-6 69 2-2 5 1-5 34 2-1 5 0-9 228 2-2 Defective vision .. 115 7-8 32 15-0 62 11-9 191 14-4 31 S-l 4 5-0 26 12-3 23 12-0 7 5-6 256 8-0 40 11-8 168 10-3 44 7-9 999 9-7 External ear-disease .. . . 103 7-0 2 0-9 1 0-2 6 0-5 2 0-5 1 1-2 5 2-4 1 0-5.. .. 21 0-7 2 0-6 6 0-4 1 0-2 151 1-5 Defective hearing . . 117 7-9 35 16-4 75 14-5 165 12-4 28 7-3 1 1-2 8 , 3-8 11 5-7 14 11-2 168 5-3 21 6-2 79 4-8 18 3-2 740 7-2 Defective speech .. . . 288 | 19-6 3 1-4 8 1-5 32 2-4 4 1-0 1 1-2 4 1-9 38 1-2 3 0-9 30 1-8 5 0-9 416 4-0 Mental defect (including mentally 64 4-4 .. 12 0-9 3 0-8 2 2-5 12 5-7 5 2-6 8 6-4 82 ; 2-6 8 2-2 33 2-0 6 1-1 235 2-3 defective and backward children) Non-vaccination .. .. 734 49-9 124 57-9 345 66-7 699 52-6 205 53-8 46 57-5: 114 53-8 151 78-6 81 64-8 2,308 72-4 192 56-5 719 43-9 341 61-0 6,059 59-1 Circulatory disease .. 41 2-8 4 1-9 8 1-5 17 1-3 4 1-0 6 7-5 7 3-3 5 2-6 5 4-0 61 1-9 4 1-2 36 2-2 10 1-8 208 2-0 Respiratory disease .. 35 2-4 2 0-9 5 1-0 16 1-2 5 1-3 5 6-3 10 4-7 4 2-1 3 2-4 25 0-8 10 3-0 91 5-6 25 4-5 236 2-3 Nervous disease . . . . 64 4-4 .. 1 0-2 4 0-3 3 0-8 2 1-0 1 0-8, 24 0-8 1 0-3 23 1-4 2 0-4 125 1-2 Tuberculosis .. .. .. 3 0-2 1 0-5 8 1-5 15 1-1 1 0-3.. .. 1 0-5 1 0-5.. .. 37 1-2 8 2-4 8 0-5 1 0-2 84 0-8 Physical deformities — Stooped shoulders .. .. 364 , 24-7 39 18-2 108 20-9 265 20-0 31 8-1 7 8-8 15 7-1 19 9-9 11 8-8 262 8-2 23 6-8 124 7-6 32 5-8 1,300 12-7 Curvature .. .. .. 48 3-3, 6 2-8 8 1-5 28 j 2-1 6 1-6 5 6-3 21 9-9 28 14-6 12 9-6 261 ! 8-2 42 12-4 143 8-7 26 4-7 634 6-2 Mat chest .. . . 131 8-9! 33 15-4 67 13-0 154 11-6 21 5-5 4 5-0 7 3-3 4 2-1 ! 2 1-6 70 2-2 18 5-3 25 1-5 i 5 0-9 541 5-3 Pigeon breast .. .. 35 2-4 2 0-9 7 1-3 22 1-7 3 0-8.... 4 1-9 5 2-6 2 1-6 67 2-1 11 3-2 33 2-0 10 1-8 201 2-0 Other diseases . . .. 110 7-5 5 2-3 28 5-4 52 3-9, 15 3-9 5 6-3 4 1-9 11 5-7' 11 8-8 197 6-2 13 3-8 81 4-9 : 12 2-2 544 5-3 i I I I ■ I r i 1 1 I I I > * I I 1 I i M