MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS 



DEFECTS AMONG NORMAL AND OVER-AGE CHILDREN 

 In 1906 Superintendent James E. Bryan of Camden con- 

 ducted an extensive study* of the relation between school prog- 

 ress and physical condition. In all, 10,130 children were given 

 physical examinations. Of these children, 8, no were of normal 

 age and 2,020 retarded. The results of the vision and hearing 

 tests were as follows: 



TABLE 37. DEFECTS OF VISION AND HEARING AMONG 8,1 IO NORMAL 

 AND 2,O2O RETARDED CHILDREN IN CAMDEN, N. J., 1906 



From these data one would hesitate to draw conclusions 

 as to any relation between retardation and defective vision and 

 would feel doubtful with regard to defective hearing. 



Among the children studied 1,852 had failed of promotion. 

 These children were given still further examinations. Among 

 them 1,279 were of normal age for their school grade and 573 were 

 retarded. The results of the examinations were as follows: 



TABLE 38. PHYSICAL DEFECTS AND IRREGULAR ATTENDANCE AMONG 



1,279 NORMAL AND 573 RETARDED CHILDREN WHO FAILED OF 



PROMOTION IN CAMDEN, N.J., 1906 



*Annual Report of the Board of Education of the City of Camden, New 

 Jersey, 1907, pp. 81-120. 



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