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PARENTS PRESENT AT ROUTINE INSPECTIONS.
All parents receive written notice of the date of Routine Medical
Inspections at Schools and are invited to be present. 1,005 parents
were present, representing 79.36 per cent.
Only 4 objections were made to children being examined.
MALNUTRITION AND DEBILITY.
The statistical tables at the end of this report include one giving
the classification into four groups of all children who were examined
at routine medical inspections during the year. The groups are:—
.4= Excellent. B=Normal. C=Slightly subnormal. Z>=Bad.
In classifying the cases the general well-being of the child and not
the height and weight only were taken into consideration.
The table shows that only 8.17 per cent. of the children examined
were found to be sub-normal, and no child was considered as
coming within the fourth group as "Bad Nutrition."
In my previous reports I have given details of records which
have been kept of the heights and weights of children inspected,
and these records were again kept in 1939. These show that on
height and weight alone 10.9 per cent, of the children were regarded
as definitely underweight.
PROVISION OF MILK AT SCHOOL.
A sum of £100 was allowed in the estimates to provide milk at
school for children selected by the School Medical Officer; and
456 children have received this daily issue during the year.
CO-OPERATION OF SCHOOL ENQUIRY OFFICERS.
The School Enquiry Officers supply the School Medical Officer
with valuable information about children whose absence from school
is due to illness, and this leads to the homes being visited by the
Nurse, and appropriate advice being given by the Medical Officer
as to the length of time the child should be absent from school.
SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The Committee's Specialist Clinics are available for children
attending the Secondary Schools.
The attendances made during 1939 were:—
Dental Clinic 56 cases made 135 attendances.
Orthopaedic Clinic 8 „ 11 ,,
Eye Clinic 113 ,, 238 „
FEES PAYABLE.
The scale for all forms of treatment is set out on page 153
vol. 29 of the Education Minutes.
PARKSTONE CONVALESCENT HOME.
During the year 22 boys and 21 girls were sent for periods of
six weeks' stay; six cases remained for an extra period. All
gained in weight and improved in general condition.
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