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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