ON THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEFECTS OF CHILDREN. 



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epileptic or subject to jjetU-mal. Some of these children while thus men- 

 tally exceptional were not ordinarily dull pupils in schools. 



Epileptics and children with history of Jits during school life. — In 

 every school, inquiry was made for children subject to fits, whether 

 occurring in school or alleged to occur at home during school life and 

 given as a reason for absence from school. A report given as to history 

 of fits was recorded, and the case was entered in this group, but at the 

 inspection of a school facts could not be usually observed proving the 

 child to be epileptic. 



Children crippled, maimed, deformed, or paralysed. — Any child 

 crippled, maimed, deformed, or paralysed was included in this group. 

 Conditions of disease and paralysis were in various stages, but in all cases 

 the child appeared to be at some permanent disadvantage. The condi- 

 tions causing crippling were in various stages : many of these children 

 were quite capable of work and play, some were mentally defective ; they 

 varied greatly in brain power and in physical health. 



A card was specially prepared for each of these cases, showing the 

 defects present. The tables were prepared by sorting and classifying 

 such cards : — 



School 



■Age. 



Card Ifo. . 

 Beg. JVo._ 



BOYS. 



S2)l. Rep'_ 



47 O. oculi lax. 



48 Eye movements. 



49 Head balance. 



50 Hand weak. 



51 Hand nervous. 



52 Finger twitches. 



53 Lordosis. 



54 Other Nerve-signs. 



C Nutrition. 



D Dull. 



E Ete-cases. 



64 Squint. 



65 Glasses plus. 



66 Glasses minus. 



67 Myopia, no glasses. 



68 Cornea disease. 



69 Eye, lost accident. 



70 Eye, lost disease. 



F Rickets. 



G Exceptional Children. 



i 82 Cripples. 



ABC D E F G 



