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4. Medical Inspection.—This has been carried out in
accordance with the Board of Education (Special Services) Regulations,
dated the 18th August, 1925, Section 17 of which slates :
The Authority must provide for the medical inspection of all
children in Public Elementary Schools as soon as possible in the
twelve months following—
(a) their first admission to Public Elementary Schools, and
(b) their attaining the age of eight years, and
(c) their attaining the age of twelve years.
During 1936 the number of visits by the Medical Officers
to 57 different departments of 24 schools for the purposes of
routine medical inspection was 401. The number of children
examined during the year, falling within the above age groups,
totalled 7,534 (3,730 boys and 3,804 girls), an increase of 51 over
the figures for 1935. In addition, a number of children of varying
ages were presented by the Head Teachers for special medical
examination, being thought by the teachers to be suffering from
some ailment. During 1936, 287 such children (150 boys and
137 girls) were examined. 4,457 re-examinations of children
(some on several occasions) were made at school by the doctors
to ascertain the result of the treatment of defects found in the
course of medical inspection. A total number of 12,278 examinations
were made at the various schools during the year.