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The progress of children admitted to Hospital for the
correction of various deformities has been satisfactory in
every case.
ULTRA VIOLET RaY CLINIC.
The sessions held totalled 88 and the attendances 998
school children and 548 infants. A fee per attendance is
charged in all but necessitous cases, ana a total amount of
£25. 10. 3» was received during the year,
JOHN A CIIOLMELEY, F.R.C.S.
OTHER WORK OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
This work has been carried out amongst children since 1928,
and the percentage of children of school age who have been
artificially immunised is very satisfactory.
parents present at routine inspections.
All parents receive written notice of the date of Routine
Inspections at Schools and are invited to be present.
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:-
A - Excellent. B.- Normal. C- Slightly subnormal. D - 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 10.89 per cent of the children
examined were found to be sub-normal and no children were
Considered as coming within the fourth group as "Bad Nutrition".