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MEDICAL INSPECTION.
During the year the work of medical inspection has
been considerably amplified by the appointment in April last
of Dr. Armly Ashkenny, M. B., C. B., B.Sc. (Public Health),
as temporary Assistant School Medical Officer. To him fell
the duty of carrying out the bulk of this work at the schools,
and, as this report shows, he has carried out the work in a
very efficient manner.
There are 17 schools with 35 departments in the district.
There are 11,733 children on the books of the
elementary schools out of a nett population of 74,046,
giving a percentage of 15.8 of the population.
ORGANISATION AND METHOD OF INSPECTION
AND CORRELATION WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICE.
The Board of Education's inspection card has been
followed out. Some of the items, however, have been
described in slightly greater detail. Thus, in heart and lung
cases the degree of the defect is given for signs and symptoms
respectively. The inspections were conducted by the
Medical Officer, without the assistance of a nurse. A considerable
amount of clerical work was performed by the
teachers in sending notifications to parents and preparing
cards for the inspections. In most cases they also willingly
assisted during the inspection by preparing and dressing the
children, etc.
The following notice was sent by teachers to parents,
notifying the inspection, and inviting them to attend:—
"Madam,—The Medical Officer will attend at this
school to examine your child on
at and the Committee request
you to attend at that time, if convenient to yourself.—
Yours faithfully, Head Teacher."