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disease or defect found by a complete and thorough examination
of the child.
(3) Parents are invited to attend this medical examination. A
majority of the mothers and an occasional father turn up, and
appear keenly interested in hearing the result of the medical
survey of the child. The occasion is taken advantage of by
the school doctor to offer such general advice on hygiene as
the child's condition may suggest is necessary or advisable.
The Head Teacher and school nurse are also present.
5—FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Table ii is a statement of the defects found at medical
inspection. The commonest defect is dental decay (779), followed
in numerical order by defective vision and diseases of the eyes
(413), deformities (199), anaemia (151) and skin diseases (138).
6—INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
During October a group of cases of diphtheria occurred in
connection with Crouch End Junior School. These were traced
to infection from a child who had a mild illness in which no doctor
was called in. Examination of this child's throat showed the
presence of diphtheria bacilli. Exclusion and isolation of this
carrier of the infection promptly brought the outbreak to a close.
7—FOLLOWING UP.
Following up of children who are found at routine medical
inspection or at the School Clinic to require treatment is done by
the school nurses, who made 1,505 visits to the schools and 1,400
visits to the children's homes. Their work is effective, and
accomplished with such kindness and consideration that there is
no friction.
8—MEDICAL TREATMENT.
The scheme of treatment undertaken by the Authority
includes:—
(a) The treatment of minor ailments, sores, skin diseases,
blepharitis, etc., is done by the school nurses each evening at
the School Clinic at Crouch End and each morning at the
Centres at Brook Boad, Highgate, Coldfall and Wightman
Boad.