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(13). (14). (15) and (16) CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS,
TEACHERS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS AND
VOLUNTARY BODIES.
The attendance of parents at routine medical inspection is
considerable, no less than 64.8 per cent, having attended during
the year 1928.
The teachers, too, take a remarkable interest in this work,
and their help is invaluable.
I would like here, once again, to call your attention to the fact
it is highly desirable to include in your statistics the children who
come within the code groups, whether they are suffering from any
disability or not, because only by so doing can you test the
efficiency of your educational system as a public health measure
for the promotion and maintenance of health.
The school attendance work in Barking is carried out by
investigation officers who undertake, not only the ordinary duties
of school attendance officers, but also duties in connection with
maternity and child welfare, etc.
The closest co-operation is maintained, and through these
officers, as well as directly, any necessary help is sought and
obtained from the various voluntary organisations which interest
themselves in the happiness of children.
I am credibly informed that the National Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children have dealt with 17 cases. The
following table shows the way in which these cases have been dealt
with:—
Total number of cases investigated 17
(a) Prosecutions Nil
(b) Warnings 15
(c) Otherwise dealt with 2
It is always a pleasure when I am able to support this very
deserving charitable organisation, and the fact there has been no
prosecution this year shows how essentially preventive is the work
this association is carrying on.