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General description of the arrangements which have been
made for the co-relation of the School Medical Service
and the Public Health Service and for the organization
and supervision of Medical Inspection and an account
of the methods adopted.
(a) Dr. Nash, the Medical Officer of Health and School
Medical Officer, returned from his services in the Army in
April last and kept his post till October, when he resigned his
appointment. The medical work in connection with the schools
was carried out by me during the whole year.
(b) Metlwd of Inspection.-The Inspection took place at
the schools except—
1. Haydon's Road School;
2. Russell Road School;
where no suitable accommodation for Medical Inspection is
provided. Children from these schools were examined at the
School Clinic, Southey Road.
Parents of those children who were found to have serious
defects on Medical Inspection and who failed to attend at the
examination had Appointment Cards sent them, asking them
to come to the Clinic to see me. Others were referred to the
School Nurses in order to get the necessary treatment carried
out.
The Clinic was open every morning between 9 and If)
o'clock for routine treatment, and any additional cases were
referred by the school teachers for diagnosis.
Thursday afternoons were devoted to Special Examinations
and to children kept under observation for various diseases.