There were 6 or 7 entries in the book before my name was recorded and I think the dates were within a week of each other so I have always wondered how many times he administered the cane over a year and during his career. He was the headmaster at the school during the time I was there so assuming giving the cane 5 times a week over 52 weeks totals around 260 canings, multiply this by 6 years and you have 1,560 canings.
I did not see the point of recording the canings he gave to the pupils at the school unless they were going to form part of your school reports but I did not see any references to the number of times I was punished. If there had have been my father would have given me the strap and I would not have sat comfortably for a week.