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Boys and (6) Selborne Junior Mixed and Infants. Apart from
the inspection of the schools by the medical officers on the occasion
of routine medical inspection, the schools are visited annually during
the vacation by the Sanitary Inspectors who inspect the sanitary
conveniences and drains. The visits made during the year under
review revealed only a few minor defects.
MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The medical inspections carried out comprised (1) the routine
inspection in the schools of children in the three age-groups recommended
by the Board of Education, namely [a) entrants, (b) children
at eight years, and (c) children at twelve years ; (2) the special
inspection of children referred by the head-teachers, school nurses,
school enquiry officers, etc. ; (3) the annual inspection of physically
or mentally defective children ; and (4) the inspection of children
in connection with the supply of milk at the cost of the Education
Committee.
FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION.
A detailed summary of defects found at both routine and
special inspections is contained in Table II on page 88.
Among the 5,533 children examined in a routine manner
there were, excluding uncleanliness and dental disease, 707 defects
requiring treatment and 1,001 requiring to be kept under observation.
The examination of the 4,008 children presented for
special inspection revealed 2,921 defects requiring treatment and
382 requiring to be kept under observation.
Of the 5,533 children examined at the routine inspections
684, or 12.4 per cent., were found to require treatment for one
or more defective conditions.
(a) Malnutrition.—The standard of nutrition of the children
examined at routine medical inspection is shown in Table II, B,.
on page 89. The classification is in accordance with the requirements
of the Board of Education as set out in the Administrative
Memorandum No. 124 issued at the beginning of 1935.
The nutrition of the school children in the Borough is extremely
good for no less than 98.9 per cent, of the children examined were
classed as " normal " or " excellent," and only 64, or 1.1 per cent.,
were found to be " slightly sub-normal." There were no children
to be recorded in the fourth class, " Nutrition—Bad."