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25a
Medical Inspection in Schools.
The work of medical inspection is spread over all the staff of
Assistant Medical Officers, excepting those acting as Resident
Medical Officers in Institutions, or as specialist officers.
The Deputy Medical Officer, Dr. Payne, devoted 3/llths of
his time to school medical duties; Dr. Lewis 9/llths; Dr. Harte
7/llths; Dr. Jenkin-Lloyd 2/llths; Dr. McMahon 3/llths; Dr.
Morrison 6/llths.
The groups examined have been entrants, usually aged 5-7
years; intermediates 8 years; and leavers 12-14 years. These are
the three statutory groups. Examinations of children outside
these groups are classified as "others." Children brought forward
by head teachers, enquiry officers, school nurses, etc., are classified
as "specials."
The same arrangements as appertained in 1937 continued.
An effort has been made to carry out reinspections more frequently
and they are far more complete than formerly.
Table II. gives a summary of the number of children
examined in the various classes in the different schools, together
with the parental attendance at the examinations. A total of 8,111
children were examined as compared with 7,855 in 1937, and 5,943
parents attended the examinations. The percentage attendance of
parents in tlie lintrants group was tor boys 84.5 per cent. and
girls 87.9 per cent.; in the Intermediate group, boys 72.0 per
cent., girls 77.8 per cent.; and in the Leavers' group, boys 42.9
per cent., girls 56.2 per cent. 12,039 re-inspections were made as
against 12.399 in 1937, and 12,122 in 1936.
The total percentage of parents attending was 73.3, as against
72.9 last year.