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PART lII.—SCHOOL HYGIENE. I have the honour to submit the annual report of the Division of School Hygiene for the year 1940. Staff. At the end of the year the medical personnel comprised thirteen full-time and eight half-time School Medical Officers. The half-time officers, drawn from the ranks of married or single medical women, are giving splendid service at a time when it is impossible to maintain complete full-time strength. In addition, the four Medical Officers of Health at East Cape, Taranaki, North Auckland, and Nelson-Marlborough act as School Medical Officers in their areas. Figures relating to Work accomplished in 1940. The following summary serves to indicate the extent of work accomplished during the school period February to December, 1940 Schools inspected— Of roll under 100 . . .. .. .. . . . . 729 Of roll 100 to 500 .. .. .. .. .. .. 366 Of roll over 500 .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 Children examined— Complete examinations .. .. .. .. .. .. 61,225 Partial examinations .. .. .. .. .. 26,867 Number of children notified as defective .. .. .. .. 35,290 Number of addresses to school-children .. .. . . .. 362 Number of parents interviewed .. .. .. .. .. 13,429 Number of lectures or addresses to parents .. .. .. .. 83 Summary of Complete Examinations. European. Maori. Number of children examined .. .. .. .. 52,560 7,038 Percentage found to have defects .. .. .. 55-23 57-47 Percentage with defects other than dental .. .. 32-63 22-62 Percentage of children showing evidence of — Subnormal nutrition . . .. . . .. 4-23 1-36 Pediculosis .. .. .. .. .. 0-37 2-46 Uncleanliness .. .. .. .. .. 0-71 0-41 Skin— Impetigo .. .. .. .. .. 0-71 2-02 Scabies .. .. .. .. .. 0-53 12-48 Ringworm .. .. .. .. .. 0-15 0-06 Other skin-diseases .. .. .. .. 1-59 0-62 Heart— Organic disease .. .. .. .. 0-54 0-43 Functional disturbance .. .. .. 0-79 0-61 Respiratory .. .. .. .. .. 0-89 1-12 Total physical deformities .. .. .. .. 7-46 4-27 Mouth— Deformities of jaw or palate .. .. .. 2-69 0-51 Dental caries .. .. .. .. 30-95 42-15 Extractions of permanent teeth.. . . . . 6-24 2-47 Fillings .. .. 59-54 22-52 Perfect sets of teeth .. .. .. .. 4-52 13-26 Nose and throat— Nasal obstruction .. .. .. .. 2-12 0-60 Enlarged tonsils .. .. .. .. 19-06 10-58 Enlarged glands .. .. .. .. .. 7-72 2-13 GoitreAll degrees .. .. .. .. .. 13-74 8-68 Incipient .. .. .. .. .. 10-94 7-51 Small .. .. .. .. .. 2-54 0-91 Medium .. 0-22 0-17 Large .. .. .. .. .. 0-04 0-09 EyeExternal eye-disease .. .. .. .. 1-79 0-91 Total defective vision .. .. .. .. 3-72 1-52 Corrected .. .. .. .. .. 2-11 0-27 Uncorrected .. .. .. .. .. 1• 61 1-15 Ear — Otorrhoea .. .. .. .. .. 0-17 0-54 Defective hearing .. .. .. .. 0-35 0-28 Defective speech .. .. .. .. .. 0-54 0-06 Mental — Feeble-mindedness .. .. .. .. 0-26 0-09 Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. 0-04 0-03 Other nervous defects .. .. .. .. 0-15 Nil Tuberculosis — Total .. .. .. .. .. 0-03 0-20 Pumonary .. .. .. .. .. Nil 0• 09 Other tissues .. .. .. .. .. 0-03 0-11

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