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Arrangements for following up children with defects.
These have been the same as in former years. In cases where children have
defects needing treatment, the parent is advised personally if she is present at
the inspection, or by letter if she is not. The cards of these children are
specially marked, so that they can be referred to with ease at future inspections.
Plenty of space is given in the inspection card for fully describing any unusual
conditions, and for making notes as to progress. A record is kept by the School
Medical Officer of the names of children with defects, and a copy is given to
the head teacher, who uses his or her influence to get the same remedied. The
child is re-inspected at each visit to the school and fresh letters sent to parents,
when necessary, until the defect is remedied. In special cases the nurse visits
the home, or a notification is sent to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children. The local Inspector, Mr. Jones, has given us much help in this
direction.
Treatment.
In the absence of the School Medical Inspector and the School Nurse I
have not been able to find any records as to the principal defects for which
treatment was advised, or what proportion was remedied at hospitals or by
private practitioners.
GENERAL REVIEW OF FACTS DISCLOSED BY
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
Family History of Consumption.
The number of boys with a family history of consumption was 172, and
the number of girls 156. Based on the number of parents present at the
inspection, the percentage of boys with a family history of consumption
is 37.0, and the percentage of girls is 28.2; for both sexes taken together, the
percentage is 32.2
History of previous Illnesses.
The number of cases in which there had been a previous history of the
commoner illnesses of children is given below:—