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Summary of Complete Examinations. European. Maori. Number of children examined . . . . . . . . 51,582 1,865 Percentage found to have defects .. . . 71-36 70-19 Percentage with defects other than dental .. .. 53-04 53-51 Percentage of children showing evidence of — Subnormal nutrition . . . . .. . . 5-48 3-27 Pediculosis . . . . . . . . . . 0-97 6-22 Uncleanliness . . . . . . . . .. 1-23 1-45 Skin — Impetigo .. ■ .. .. .. 1-06 4-72 Scabies .. .. .. .. .. 1-23 19-79 Ringworm. .. .. ~ .. 0-17 0-21 Other skin-diseases .. .. .. .. 1-52 0 -91 Non-vaccination .. .. .. .. 96-51 99-68 Heart— Organic disease .. .. .. .. 0-82 0-91 Functional disturbance .. .. .. 1-14 3-00 Respiratory disease . . . . . . 0-87 2-52 Total deformities of trunk and chest .. .. 14-37 8-14 Mouth— Deformities of jaw or palate, including irregularity 2-12 0-59 Dental caries .. .. .. . . .35-67 43 • 16 Extractions of permanent teeth .. . . 8 -01 2-63 Fillings .. .. .. .. .. 50-66 22-14 Perfect sets of teeth . . .. .. . . 2-51 14-36 Nose and throat — Nasal obstruction .. .. .. .. 2-80 2-09 Enlarged tonsils .. .. .. .. 12-06 7-13 Enlarged glands .. .. .. .. . . 6-22 3-69 Goitre— All degrees .. .. .. .. . . 17-55 5-09 Incipient .. .. .. .. ..15-01 4-18 Small .. .. .. .. .. 2-24 0-86 Medium .. .. .. .. .. 0-25 0-05 Large .. .. .. .. .. 0-05 EyeExternal eye-disease .. .. .. .. 1-52 1-13 Total defective vision. . .. .. .. 4-36 1-29 Corrected .. .. .. .. . . 2-37 Uncorrected .. .. .. .. 1-99 1-29 Ear— Otorrhoea .. .. .. .. .. 0-19 0-54 Defective hearing .. .. .. .. 0-40 0-32 Defective speech .. ... .. .. 0-58 0-05 Mental — Feeble-mindedness .. .. .. .. 0-25 0-43 Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. 0-04 0-05 Other nervous defects .. .. .. 0-48 0-05 Tuberculosis— Total .. .. .. .. .. 0-07 0-97 Pulmonary .. .. . . .. .. 0-02 0 -54 Other tissues .. .. .. .. 0-05 0-43 Though owing to necessity for economy it has not been found practicable to carry out special investigations, routine work has been fairly well maintained, 109,442 children being examined (of whom 57,566 were completely examined and the rest partially). This means that approximately one-half of the primary-school population has received attention —an achievement that must under present staffing conditions be considered as very satisfactory. As indicating our efforts to secure contact with parents and to maintain their interest and co-operation, it should be noted that 9,355 parents were personally interviewed by School Medical Officers in the course of routine examinations. This figure would without doubt be increased if itincluded all those parents who personally appeal for the School Medical Officer's advice upon the health problems of their children. In connection with the work of supervision of tuberculosis contacts or for the purpose of arranging treatment for children found suffering from defect, school nurses have paid over twelve thousand visits to homes in country and town. It is to be seen that 981 children were personally conducted by school nurses to hospital. The number of health talks given by nurses

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