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THE SCHOOL DOCTOR IN OTHER LANDS
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of a very large number of Japanese school children examined, runs: —
42·1 per cent of good constitution
50·8 per cent of fair or medium constitution
7·1 per cent of weak constitution.
In a later Report, published in 1906, the figures are:—
53·5 per cent strong
43·3 per cent medium
3·0 per cent weak.
Another Report, in which the two sexes are not grouped, gives the following result:—
| Healthy Constitution |
Medium | Weak | |
| Males | 49·2 | 47·2 | 3·80 |
| Females | 29·3 | 49·9 | 20·8 |
Of eye diseases we hear nothing at all; but short-sightedness is common there as here, more especially among boys and men. The figures given in the last Report are:—
| Normal sight | Short sight | |
| 63 | 36 | |
| 86 | 14 |
The Reports are scanty, and give no details. They seem to show that improvement in physique may be
