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PART III.
SCHOLARS.
GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEDICAL INSPECTION
OF SCHOOL CHILDREN UNDER SECTION 13 OF THE
EDUCATION (ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS) ACT, 1907:—
During this year the work of routine medical inspection
of entering and leaving scholars has been done by your Acting
School Medical Officer, with the assistance of Dr. Hanson,
and later of Dr. Kins'. The School Nurses weigh all the
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children who are medically inspected, and fill in on the cards
particulars as to age, previous illnesses, and cleanliness. Some
25—30 children are usually inspected in one School session.
In some Schools, the accommodation makes it impossible
for the examinations to be done on the premises; this is
generally to be regretted, as one's visit to the School often
affords an opportunity for the examination of other children
for various defects. In cases where the examination has to
be carried on at some centre, a list of the defects found in the
children examined is sent to the Head Teacher, if he or she
does not accompany the children.
Co-ordination between Public Health and Education
Departments :—The following cases were notified to me under
the provisions of the Infectious Disease Notification Acts,
1889—1899 :—
Scarlet Fever 199
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup 27
Polio-Myelitis 2
Erysipelas 3