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Medical Inspection of School Children.
The following is a copy of my report as submitted to the
Education Committe on the medical inspection of school children
during the year:—
"To the Chairman and Members ot the Education Committee
of the Barking Town Urban District Council.
Gentlemen,
As far as practicable, I have medically inspected all
children in the Public Elementary Schools of your district who
were admitted during the period beginning January 1st and
ending December 31st, 1908, and also those leaving up to the
same date.
Altogether I have inspected 949 infants, 197 girls and 140
boys; and in submitting the tables of the various schools, which
have been obtained from the cards used at the time of inspection.
I venture to point out a few items which I think are worthy of
your immediate attention.
With regard to regularity of attendance, of course if the exact
figures and percentages were required it would be necessary to
make a digest of the attendance registers. This is not required
for purposes of medical inspection.
INFANTS
I found that about 576 infants attended well, and 376 only
fairly.
I divided the clothing and footgear into three divisions, and
I found 641 were good, 235 fair, and only 73 were bad.