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Re-inspection at the schools, 54 boys and 65 girls.
The parents were present with 889 of the boys inspected and 1,040 of
the girls.
There were objections to medical inspection of 3 boys and 22 girls on the
part of the parents.
Visits were made to the schools for routine inspection in the case of
Infants' Departments twice a year, and in the case of other groups, once a
year.
The number re-examined at the schools during the year was 1,048—
585 boys, 463 girls.
SPECIALLY-REFERRED CENTRE.
The room in use is the same ill-adapted one at the Education Office
as in 1915. Tuesday afternoons and Saturday mornings are devoted to
this work.
The attendances of specially-referred cases and absentees due to illness
was 3,639, compared with 2,488 for 1915. Of these, 1,048 were first attendances,
and the balance was subsequent ones.
Arrangements for following- up Children with Defects.
On this subject, Dr. Strong reports to me as follows:—
" Owing to the fact that neither the Temporary School Medical Inspector,
nor the Temporary School Nurse, are on the Public Health staff, they have
not " the right of entry," and therefore other arrangements have had to be
made (a.part from the re-examinations at the schools) for the following-up of
children with defects, to their homes. This was done by sending notices to
the parents who were not present at the routine medical inspection, with
instructions to attend with the child at the Specially Referred Centre. They
then had the defect pointed out to them and the necessity for that defect
being attended to. Where special treatment was judged to be required, the
means of obtaining it was pointed out to the parents and, where necessary,
a card given them to take to a hospital. When the parent or guardian
was present at the routine medical inspection of the child, the same procedure
was followed. In all cases the cards of the children with defects were marked
for re-examination. Where the defect was such as to require exclusion
(except in the case of acute illness or infectious disease), the parent was given
notice, if present, or notice was sent to the parent if absent, to bring the