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5
MEDICAL INSPECTION IN SCHOOLS
The system of routine medical inspection is as follows: -
Primary and Modern Secondary Schools
(1) Entrants
(2) 8-Year-old
Group
(3) Entrants to
Secondary
School
(4) Final
Leavers
(5) Special
Cases
i.e.
i.e.,
i.e.,
i.e.,
i.e.
Children admitted for the first time
to a maintained school and not already
examined as Entrants, i.e.
normally between 5 and 6 years.
Children in their second year in a
Junior School, unless previously examined
in the Junior School.
Children in their first year in a
Secondary School who have not already
been examined as Primary
Leavers.
Children in their last year of attendance
at a Maintained Secondary
School who have not been medically
examined in that year.
Children of other ages with possible
defects and whom the Head Teacher
and parents wish the Medical Officer
to see at his next visit.
A total of 12,806 children were examined as compared with
13,047 in 1962, and 6,272 parents attended the examinations.
The total percentage of parents attending was 49.0 against
43.3 last year. (See Appendix B, Table V).
422 specials and 496 re-inspections of children were carried
out.