+---------------+-----------------+ | 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 become a social problem if not properly dealt with in childhood; the psychopathic and mentally maladjusted child, who later in life may develop mental disease; the child manifesting conduct disorders which may be the beginning of a delinquent or criminal career; the retarded child; the epileptic; the child with speech-defect or with some physical disability; the child with gross personality difficulties; the exceptionally brilliant child--all present problems that demand attention during the child's school life. Such children are given a thorough physical examination, a careful psychiatric study, and an individual psychological examination, including a variety of psychological tests, not only to determine the child's intelligence