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 of a very large number of Japanese school children examined, runs: —

In a later Report, published in 1906, the figures are:—

Another Report, in which the two sexes are not grouped, gives the following result:—

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:—

The Reports are scanty, and give no details. They seem to show that improvement in physique may be