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schools, a certain proportion if examined will be found to be
suffering from myopia or short sight.
If this condition is allowed to continue without proper treatment,
subsequent changes take place in the eye which leads to
destruction of the sight, children so suffering are frequently supposed
to be stupid, when in reality they cannot see properly, Moreover
they constantly suffer from headache.
Again a certain proportion of children will be found to be deaf;
these scholars are frequently accused of inattention and punished
wrongfully.
This deafness in many cases is due to throat and nose troubles.
If these cases are taken in hand and suitably treated, the hearing
power is restored, and permanent damage prevented.
In Germany the schools are periodically visited by the Medical
Officer of Health with the object of detecting the above serious
defects, and also weeding out children which for other reasons are
not in a fit state of health to attend school.
I will ask you in considering this report to give this matter your
very serious consideration, and I am prepared to make a suggestion
which I think will be agreeable to you.
The following cards I have supplied to each Teacher and School
Attendance Officer for them to fill in whenever a child is kept away
from school for 'personal illness, or illness of others in the house.
Upon receiving these cards Miss Williams our Health Visitor will
call at the house and obtain full particulars.
SCHOOL NOTIFICATION CARD
To be filled in by school authorities.
School Dept.
Disease
Name Age Sex
Address
Class
Child Excluded Date
For Personal Illness For Illness of others in House
Teacher
Attendance Officer.
Date