8 | 25 | 13 |
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|13,818 |12,943 |12,550 |11,597 |10,960 |10,135 | 9,149 | 8,460 |
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

+---------------+-----------------+
| Standard VII. | Totals. |
|-------+-------+--------+--------+
| Boys. | Girls.| Boys. | Girls. |
+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| .. | .. | 7,923 | 7,334 |
| | | | |
| .. | .. | 10,852 | 10,430 |
| | | | |
| .. | .. | 12,459 | 11,480 |
| | | | |
| .. | .. | 12,511 | 11,617 |
| | | | |
| .. | .. | 12,404 | 11,603 |
| | | | |
| .. | .. | 12,229 | 11,363 |
| | | | |
| .. | 1 | 11,997 | 11,290 |
| | | | |
| 3 | 3 | 11,549 | 10,652 |
| | | | |
| 20 | 42 | 10,375 | 9,185 |
|===============| | |
| 34 | 47 | 6,083 | 5,124 |
| | | | |
| 23 | 37 | 2,209 | 1,516 |
| | | | |
| 3 | 15 | 279 | 182 |
| | | | |
| 1 | 3 | 35 | 28 |
+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| 84 | 148 |110,905 |101,804 |
+-------+-------+--------+--------+

SECTION 6.--STUDY OF FEEBLE-MINDED AND DELINQUENT CHILDREN.

_Methods employed in other Countries._

In many parts of America and in some European countries the problem of
the mentally backward and feeble-minded child receives close attention.
The juvenile delinquent is also carefully studied. For children who fail
to make good in school, or who are guilty of frequent misdemeanours, a
system of intelligence testing and psychological analysis is carried
out. A study is also made of family history and environmental
influences. Children who are "maladjusted to their environment" are kept
under survey with a view to finding what is the difficulty and how it
can be overcome. To quote from the "Mental Hygiene Bulletin," published
by the National Committee for Mental Hygiene for the United States of
America: "Children showing definite problems are selected for more
intensive study and treatment. The grossly mentally handicapped child,
who is likely to beco