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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



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During inidsummer cUildrcn over 12 years of age get thirty days' 

 vacation; under 12 years, sixty days. Those whose homes are far 

 away, and some exceptional cases, remain at tli,e school the entire 

 summer. During the writer's visit there were at the school 125 

 boys and 95 girls who were without vacation. 



According to the girls' matron, freedom beyond that allowed by 

 the rules, is afforded the girls whenever possible; this is left largely 

 to the discretion of the matron. 



During the free intervals the children walk about the grounds of 

 the school, or sit under the i)alms, and some scatter over the near 

 neighborhood. 



Statistical Data for Tribes Visited 



In recording the cases of tuberculosis found in the tribes described 

 above, subjects having i)ulmonary symptoms were divided into those 

 in whom the presence of tubercle bacilli, or the physical condition 

 and history of the patients, allowed no doubt as to the nature of 

 the disease, and those as to whom the diagnosis was not entirely cer- 

 tain. Scrofulous glands were classified under three heads, namely: 



(1) Had suppurated, but were now healed. 



(2) Suppurating when observed. 



(3) Had not suppurated. 



Under the last heading were included only those in whom the 

 enlarged glands were A^isible. The number of cases in which some 

 enlargement was perceptible is much greater, but not possible of 

 exact determination. Cases in which the person examined, or his 

 relatives, gave a history of enlargements which had not suppurated 

 and W3re no longer perceptible, had to be excluded from the statis- 

 tics; for, on closer questioning, it was often found that the enlarge- 

 ments were of other than scrofulous nature, while in other instances 

 their character remained uncertain. 



Table 4. — Results of examination {1908) of family groups 



Data obtained. 



Number of family groups examined 



Number of deaths from tuberculosis f 



from pulmonary tuberculosis 



per 1,CK)0 of population 



Number of individuals in family groups examined 



male 



female 



Number of cases of phthisis positively established 



percentage of cases examined 



male 



percentage 



a Examination in July. & Examination in August 



79 



7 



6 



12.5 



357 



185 



172 



15 



4.2 



7 



c During fiscal year 1907-8. 



