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(b) All contacts who on first examination are apparently
healthy, and also, as far as possible, all other contacts who have
not been examined.
"Each case will be classified by the Tuberculosis Officer under
one of the following headings, and the card then sent on to the
Divisional School Medical Officer:—
Class 1. An 'unsatisfactory' child, whether contact or not.
Class 2. An apparently healthy contact, or
Class 3. A contact who has not been examined.
"Procedure in the School:—
Class 1 shall be
(a) Examined by the School Medical Officer quarterly
and referred back to the Dispensary if at any time,
in his opinion, the child should be regarded as
probably Tuberculous.
(b) Weighed approximately monthly, and the weight
recorded on the chart on M.O. 333.
Class 2 shall be
(a) Examined once a year.
(b) Weighed quarterly.
Class 3 shall be
Examined as soon after reference as possible, classified
by the School Medical Officer, and dealt with as
Class 1 or 2, as the case may be.
"A conference will be held once a year between the Divisional
Medical Officer and the Tuberculosis Officer, at which the records of
all cases referred under the scheme will be reviewed, and the cases
re-classified or discharged from observation.
"In order to suit the requirements of the Education Authorities,
an extra session, for school children only, will in future be held at the
Dispensary on Fridays, from 5 to 6 o'clock.