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Health Visitor was promoted and a nurse was appointed in place of
a second Health Visitor.
The school nurse visits all the cases notified by the teacher and
also children referred to her in the course of medical inspection.
The teachers have rendered great and willing assistance, many
of them taking the greatest interest in the work. Not only have they
filled in the particulars as to the name and address, previous illness
&c., but have in many cases supplied information which was only
available to those who came into intimate and daily contact with the
children.
As far as possible the Board's schedule has been followed.
When a child is admitted to school the head teacher enters on the
register the particulars as to name, address, age, previous illnesses,
These particulars are copied by a clerk on the medical inspection
cards.
In the case of the younger children a notice is sent to the
parents notifying them of the intention to medically examine the
children and inviting the parents to be present. In the case of the
older children a verbal notice is sent to the parents. The parents
have only in a small percentage of cases availed themselves of the
opportunity to attend.
All the children entering and leaving the schools have been
examined, in addition to 192 scholars kept apart for inspection by
the teachers and 62 mentally defective children.
The conditions revealed by medical inspection are enumerated
in the following tables.