APPENDIX I. Certificate as to a Child requiring Special Educational Training. To be filled in by a Medical Officer. Name of child. Total number of children reported by teachers as dull at lessons Total number of children reported as pale, thin, or delicate Children with low constitutional power, delicate, and dull Children using glasses and with eye defects Children with defect in development of body and low nutrition only Children with defect in development of body and nervesigns only Children with defect in development of body and dull only signs and low nutrition only 69 77 With defect in development, nerve-signs, and dull only. Total number of children with some defect in development in body Children with abnormal nerve-signs and low nutrition only Children with abnormal nerve-signs, low nutrition, and duli Total number of cases reported in this inquiry with a defect 5,112 3,829 APPENDIX III. For 50,000 Children as seen in Sixty-three Schools. Distribution of the Cases seen as to Standards. Distribution of Cases noted as presenting some Defect according to Standards and Ages. Anthropometric Work in Schools.-Report of a Committee, consisting of Professor JOHN CLELAND (Chairman), Mr. G. W. BLOXAM, Mr. E. W. BRABROOK, Dr. J. G. GARSON, Professor A. MACALISTER, and Professor B. WINDLE (Secretary). (Drawn up by the Secretary.) APPENDIX I.-Circular sent to Schools 440 APPENDIX II.—Suggestions for Anthropometric Observations in Schools 441 In order to ascertain in what schools anthropometric work was being carried on, and in what manner, also what prospect there was of further development in this direction, a circular was prepared, a copy of which is subjoined to this report (Appendix I.). This circular, together with a letter asking that it might be filled up and returned, and a stamped and directed envelope, was sent to 624 schools -495 for boys and 129 for girls. The former included all those given in 'Whitaker's Almanack.' The latter were the schools whose mistresses belong to the Association of Head Mistresses of Endowed and Proprietary Schools. A large number of these institutions did not reply, but 398 returns were obtained-viz. 309 boys' and 89 girls' schools. The results obtained from these returns are as follows:: 1. Measurements are taken in 58 schools, of which 11 are for girls and 47 for boys. 6. Reports are sent to parents either regularly, occasionally, or at leaving from 15 schools. 7. Calculations are published in two instances. Eighty-six schools responded in the affirmative to the eighth question, and a few others provisionally upon the expense not being too heavy. In response to the requests made by the masters and mistresses of these schools, and by others who did not express any intention of carrying out the work, but were desirous of ascertaining what might be done in this direction, a circular of suggestions for carrying out anthropometric observations was prepared, and has been sent to 162 schools (this circular forms Appendix II.). In preparing this circular the Committee had the valuable assistance of Mr. Priestley Smith in the portion relating to vision, and Mr. Frank Marsh in that respecting hearing; and they desire to record their indebtedness to these gentlemen. (In each case, please erase the methods not adopted.) 5. Are reports sent to parents? 6. Are any calculations published? 7. If so, can you favour me with a recent copy? S. In the event of other schools consenting to do so, would you be prepared to give your adhesion to a scheme by which the same measurements should be carried out in an identical manner throughout the country, seeing that such a course would greatly add to the value of the results obtained? B. In the event of no measurements being now carried out, will you be good enough to inform me whether there is any prospect of your undertaking such work, and, if so, whether I can be of any assistance to you in indicating the best methods and appliances ? APPENDIX II. SUGGESTIONS FOR ANTHROPOMETRIC OBSERVATIONS IN SCHOOLS. Group A.-Essential Observations. I. HEIGHT. To be taken in socks or stockings. The subject should stand perfectly upright, the head held so that the line of vision is horizontal--that is, the eyes directed horizontally forwards to a point on the same level as their pupils. Any good sliding rod may be used, such as the Laboratory Stadiometer, supplied by Messrs. Aston & Mander, 25 Old Compton Street, Soho, London. (Price 21. 28.) II. WEIGHT. To be taken in gymnastic clothes where possible; a spring balance should not be used. A good machine is supplied by Messrs. W. & T. Avery, of Birmingham (No. 139, special cash price, without chair or rod, 31. 158.). The measuring-rod attached to it should not be purchased. III. CHEST-GIRTH (for boys only).-To be taken over the naked chest with a Chesterman's steel tape (price 58. 6d., Bailey & Co., Bennett's Hill, Birmingham) in the following manner:-(1) The boy stands upright, with the arms stretched from the sides, the measurer standing behind him. (2) The tape is placed over the chest immediately |