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General Review.
The work of the one staff is complementary to or
follows on the other in the most natural fashion with a
complete understanding by both of the ultimate aim
of the whole work—the supervision of the health of the
child from birth to the end of school life.
Assistance of the School Nurses, Teachers, and Attendance
Officers.
Three School Nurses are employed in the work of
school medical inspection and treatment. The senior
arranges for and assists in the actual inspection of the
children afterwards sorting out the records of the
defective children and sending out notices to the parents.
She also makes the periodical inspection of the heads
of the children to ensure cleanliness. The second
nurse assists at the Inspection Clinic to which each
morning children are sent by the teachers, the attendance
officers or school nurses. She also has charge of the
general records and supervises the work of the clerk.
The third or clinic nurse has charge of the treatment of
minor ailments, and assists the dentists, surgeon and
anaesthetist. These roughly are the special duties of
the nurses though all make visits to the homes of the
children or to the schools when necessary. As the
work of the one nurse is dovetailed into the work of the
others it is essential that complete co-operation should
exist between them if the work is to meet with the
greatest success.
The whole-hearted co-operation of the Attendance
Officers is essential to the success of school medical
inspection and treatment. The two men attendance
officers certainly give that assistance which is necessary
by referring many cases, including mentally and physically
defective children, for medical examination and