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ferred by parents, teachers or school nurses are examined
in the schools or at the appropriate school clinic, while "reinspections"
are dealt with in the same manner.
In 1933 the total number of medical inspections was
3,621.
Findings of Medical Inspections.
The number of defects, apart from dental defects and
uncleanliness, found at routine medical inspection in the
schools and at other inspections is set out in Table II.
Of the 1,408 who were submitted to routine inspection
within the prescribed groups 103 or 7.31% were found to
be in need of medical treatment. This is a low figure and
must be considered very satisfactory when compared with
a percentage of 18.8 for England and Wales in 1932.
(a) Malnutrition.
At routine inspections 4 children out of a total of 1,606
examined were found to be in need of treatment for malnutrition
and 7 were referred for observation, while at
special inspections 8 children were found to require treatment
and 1 to be kept under observation. In this district there
has been no evidence of any deterioration in the nutrition
of the school children during recent years.
(b) Uncleanliness.
A very serious attempt is made to keep the standard
of cleanliness as high as possible. New admissions to theschools
take place on Mondays only and on these days the
school nurses visit all schools and examine these children,
who are allowed to remain in school only if they are perfectly
clean, while those who are unclean are sent home and
not admitted until their condition is satisfactory. All children
in the schools are examined by the school nurses at the
commencement of each term and the unsatisfactory ones are
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