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SPECIAL MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
3,508 (3,483) special medical examinations were carried out in 1972, either at schools (where the
pupils' parents were invited to attend) or in the pupils' own homes.
RE INSPECTIONS
School doctors re-inspected 5,393 (5,778) children who had been referred for treatment or observations.
EMPLOYMENT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
During 1972, 135 (85) examinations were carried out on school children of 13 years of age and over
who were employed part-time delivering milk, newspapers, in shops, etc. These examinations were carried
out within 14 days of the commencement of their employment and every 12 months thereafter. This was
to ensure that such employment was not prejudicial to their health and physical development and would
not render them unfit to obtain proper benefit from their education.
SCHOOL JOURNEY MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
Before children went away for a school journey, the school nurses carried out comprehensive inspections
and arranged for any treatments to be given which might be needed to make them fit to go. 1,938
(2,203) children were examined by a school doctor within 96 hours of departure to make sure that they
Children going to Inner London Education Authority camps, where a school nurse was in attendance,
were seen by the school nurses only; 1,351 (2,078) children were examined in this way during 1972.