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Figures relating to Work accomplished in 1930. The following summary serves to indicate the extent of work accomplished during the school period, February to December, 1930 : — Schools inspected— Of roll under 100 . . . . . • • • • • 1 > 151 Of roll 100 to 500 .. .. .. • • • • 367 Of roll over 500 . . . . . . ■ • • ■ 154 _ 1,672 Children examined— Complete examinations .. .. . .. 69,443 Partial examinations .. .. . • • • . . 38,465 107,908 Number of notifications sent to parents .. .. .. •• 50,488 Number of addresses to school-children . . . . . . . . 690 Number of parents interviewed .. .. . ■ •• 12,804 Number of lectures or addresses to parents .. . . . ■ 40 The figures for the work of the school nurses are as follow : — Number of days assisted Medical Officer in schools .. . . ■ ■ 1,911 Number of children examined for medical schedule (H.-529) .. .. 102,263 Number of children re-examined after Medical Officer's inspection .. 48,760 Number of visits paid to homes in— Large towns .. •• •• •• •• 11,219 Small country towns .. .. •• •• •• 2,715 Scattered districts .. . . • • .. .. 2,082 16,016 Number of children taken personally to hospital . . . . . ■ 663 Number of children taken personally to dental clinic ~ .. 874 Complete Examinations. Total number of children examined ..66,596 ! Percentage of children, kc—continued. Percentage found to have defects .. 73-48 : Nose and throat — Percentage with defects other than Nasal obstruction .. . . 3-54 dental" .. .. •• ■■ 51-77 Enlarged tonsils .. . . 15-62 Percentage of children showing evidence Enlarged glands . . . • 9-23 0 f Goitre — Subnormal nutrition .. . . 6-3 All degrees .. .. .. 13*32 Pediculosis .. .. 1-47 Incipient .. .. ... 10*98 Uncleanliness .. .. • • 1*24 Small .. . ■ • • 2-05 Medium . . . . ■ ■ 0-24 Impetigo .. ■■ I*9 Large 0-04 Scabies .. .. • • 1*53 Eye— Ringworm . . . . • • 0-2 External eye-disease . . . . 1-85 Other skin-diseases . . .. 0-8 Defective vision (total) . . 3-48 Non-vaccination .. .. ... 67-77 Corrected .. .. .. I*6B Heart Uncorrected .. .. . . I*B Organic disease .. . . • ■ 0-6 Ear ■ Functional disturbance . . . ■ I*l2 Otorrhcea .. . • • • 0-3^ Respiratory disease .. .. 0-8 Defective hearing . . . . 0-42 Total deformities of trunk and chest .. 14-58 Defective speech . . . . 0-88 Mouth— Mental— . Deformity of jaw or palate, including Feeble-mmdedness .. .. 0-33 irregularity .. ... • • 3-39 Epilepsy 0-03 Dental caries . . ■ • ■ • 42-98 Other nervous defects . . . . 0-46 Extractions of permanent teeth . . 6-16 Tuberculosis — Fillings .. . . • • 35-34 Total .. . • ■ • 0-06 Perfect sets of teeth . . • • 3-8 Pulmonary . . . . ■ • 0-03 Other tissues . . .. • • 0-03 These findings are in accordance with those of other years. School Nurses. The work of the School Nursing staff as a whole is done with intelligence and interest. The placing of Miss Hodges in the Waikato has given a much better service for that area, as shown by greater local interest and improved treatment returns. The school nurses for Nelson (Misses Small and Fitzgerald) have carried on competently in the absence of a School Medical Officer. The association of school nursing-work and Red Cross activities in Taranaki continues to produce good results.

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