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MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The Medical Inspection of school children is carried out by
the Education Department of the Surrey County Council,
but on many occasions I have been called in to see children
who have been suspected to be suffering from infectious or
contagious disease, and my services are always available for
this purpose on an application from the Heads of the various
schools. Sixty-three children have been personally examined
for school attendance purposes, and 137 visits have been paid
to the homes of the scholars.
Eighty-seven notifications of dirty homes were received
from the School Nurse, and 131 visits were paid for this
purpose, and in consequence of these visits four premises were
disinfected, and 12 notices to cleanse were served.
SCHOOLS.
During the year 178 visits have been paid by the sanitary
staff to the public elementary schools and school premises in
the district, and their condition reflects credit on the Managers.
During the year I have on 6 occasions recommended the
closing of schools.
HEALTH VISITOR.
The following is a summary of the work done by the
Health Visitor during the year.
I desire to bear testimony to the excellent work done,
and to the exemplary manner in which it is performed.
Visits to houses where Infants have been born 1,581
Tuberculosis cases visited 819
Home visits to Children excluded from school 143
Visits to houses where Infants have died of Diarrhæa 21