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DIVISION OF CHILD HYGIENE Medical oversight of the health of pre-sehool- and school-children was maintained through medical officers and District Nurses of the Department:—

The Medical State of Primary-school Children (European and Maori)

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European. Maori. Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. Number of children examined Number of children found to have defects Number with defects other than dental Children showing evidence of — Subnormal nutrition Skin-diseases Heart — Organic disease Functional disease Respiratory disease Posture— Slight impairment Gross defect Deformities of trunk and chest Mouth — Defect of jaw or palate Dental caries .. Extractions of permanent teeth Fillings Perfect sets of teeth Gums : Gingivitis or pyorrhoea Nose and throat—Nasal obstruction Enlarged tonsils Enlarged glands ., .. Goitre — Incipient Small Medium or large Total amount of goitre EyeExternal eye-disease Squints Defective vision— Uncorrected Corrected Ear — ' Otorrhcea Defective hearing Defective speech Mental — Retardate . Feeblemindedness Epilepsy Other nervous defects Digestive system defects Phimosis Undescended testicles Hernia .. .. • • • • Numbep-of parents present at the medical examination Number of children notified as defective 76,266 26,005 19,778 6,159 1,478. 351 915 . 518 28,155 2,702 1,237 2,817 7,331 1,711 57,195 3,149 177 1,823 9,012 4,576 4,923 584 66 5,573 34-09 25-93 8-07 1-93 0-45 1-17 0-68 36-91 3-54 1-62 3-69 9-61 2-24 74-99 4-12 0-23 2-39 11-81 6-00 6-44 0-74 0«06 7-24 7,295 3,027 1,814 539 915 21 13 25 1,713 116 54 35 1,231 180 3,781 491 90 121 664 117 273 17 5 295 4i-49 24-87 7-38 12-54 0-29 0-17 0-33 23-48 1-58 0-74 0-47 16-87 2-46 51-83 6-73 1-23 1-65 9-10 1-60 3-73 0-23 0-06 4-02 458 314 1,555 1,126 77 242 289 162 66 17 60 67 35 228 102 18,891 20,551 0-60 0-41 2-03 1-48 0-10 0-32 0-38 0-21 0-06 0-02 0-07 0-09 0-04 0-29 0-13 24-77 13 9 145 15 38 45 6 5 1 1 4 8 114 1,931 0-17 0-12 1-98 0-20 0-52 0-61 0-08 0-06 0-01 0-01 0-05 0-10 1-56