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Special Inspections
A special inspection is a medical examination carried out at
the special request of a parent, doctor, nurse, teacher or other
person. It can be arranged at any time during a child's school
career and is usually carried out in the clinic at the Minor
Ailment session.
A total of 1,874 special inspections were carried out during
the year and the defects found included the following conditions: —
Skin Conditions 377
Vision Defects 175
Hearing Defects 124
Mental Development and
Psychological Conditions 160
Foot Conditions 106
Speech Defects 49
Re-Inspections
A re-inspection is a follow-up examination arising from a
routine or special inspection.
1,445 re-inspections were carried out during the year.
Screening Tests
Routine screening tests of vision and hearing are carried
out by the school nursing staff and any child failing the tests
is referred to a School Medical Officer who arranges treatment
or further investigation by a Consultant. These screening tests
are normally carried out at the time of the routine medical
inspection with additional tests at about 7 or 8 years of age.
Colour vision is also tested at the second or third routine
inspection.
Hygiene Inspections
Hygiene inspections, which are carried out at intervals
by the school nursing staff, include a check on general cleanliness
and an examination for head infestation. Foot inspections
for plantar warts and fungal infections are also carried out.
26,232 hygiene inspections were carried out during the
year and 212 cases of infestation were detected, almost all
of which were of a minor nature.
The maximum incidence of plantar warts is found amongst
children of 11, 12 & 13 years of age and a complete survey
33