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necessary, and a Memorandum on the examination
and labelling of the children was drawn up and
issued to these doctors. The final arrangements
made it unnecessary for us to engage more than
four general practitioners for a total of 19
hours, but I would like to take this opportunity
of expressing my thanks to the general practitioners
of the district for their keen co-operation.
The following statistics show the number
of inspections of various types carried out under
Plan IV:-
"initial" medical examinations 2,748
Re-Inspections by nurses 2,258
"Final" medical examinations 2,378
The results of the 2,378 "Final"
medical examinations and the markings of the labels
are set out below:-
No. marked with a red cross
(Passed "Fit - no defect") 2,083
No. marked with a red circle
(for a hostel):"A"
- on account of Impetigo 5
"B" - " " " Scabies 17
"C" - " " " Live Vermin None 22
No. marked with a red square
(For Special Consideration):"D"
- on account of Nits 94
(Of this number the majority
were subsequently cleansed
by School Nurses and were
free from nits on departure,
and some were cleansed at
home)
"E" - on account of Enuresis 87
"F" - on account of Infectious
Disease contact None
"G" - on account of other
conditions 89 270
No. marked "Unfit for evacuation"
at this stage 3
2,378
The Nutritional State of these children
was as follows
"A" - Excellent 9.0 %
"B" - Good 73.7 %
"C" - Slightly
subnormal 16.1 %
"D" - Bad 1.2 %
(c) Subsequent Movements. From the time of
the completion of Plan IV to the end of the year
1940, 853 medical examinations were conducted in
connection with evacuation under subsequent Plans.
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