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1941 1940
Entrants 557 495
Intermediate 553 541
Leavers 504 366
Other Routine Inspections 754 -
2,368 1,402
102 sessions were held at the Schools and 791 children
were found to have some defect requiring treatment or
observation.
(b) Other Inspections.
In addition to the above groups, 589 "Special"
Inspections were, made of children referred to the Medical
Inspector either at the School or the Clinic, or to
Specialist Clinics for examination.
2,323 re-inspections were made of the above routine
or special cases, compared with 1,730 in 1940.
(c) Following up.
In connection with children found defective at
Routine or Special Examinations, steps are taken to see
that they are followed up until treatment is obtained.
Written appointments art given for all the Specialist
Clinics.
FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION
The results of Medical Inspection and Treatment
are summarised at the end of the Report in Tables I-IV.
The only special condition calling for comment is the
nutrition of the children.
Nutrition.
In all visits to the schools by the medical and nursing
staffs, careful attention was paid to the. state :of nutrition
of the children. The term "nutrition" must not be
considered merely as a question of body-weight; it includes
all those factors which enable a child to live an active
normal life, and to offer a satisfactory resistance to the
many infections to which, in modern civilised communities,
children are inevitably exposed.
The impression gained by the Medical Officers during
the year was that the general condition of the children
was reasonably satisfactory. The majority of the children
were physically active and mentally alert; tbere was little
evidence of anaemia: the eyes were bright and the tone of
muscles good: and there was no sign of any diminution in
the powers of resistance. But there was no doubt that