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The most important periodic medical inspection is the first
examination after entering school at 5 years of age. More undetected
and untreated conditions are found at this age than at
later inspections and there is also a much higher parental attendance.
The adoption of selective inspections of junior and secondary
pupils has enabled the school doctors to devote more time to these
important infant examinations and to concentrate on those junior
and secondary pupils most in need of medical attention.
6,228 pupils were examined by the school medical officers
at periodic inspections during the year and a further 3,590 were
considered not to warrant a full medical inspection as a result of
the selection procedure.
The number of pupils seen at periodic medical inspections
whose general physical condition was considered unsatisfactory
totalled only 3, representing approximately 0.05% of the total
examined. A further 986 pupils were found to have defects
requiring treatment or investigation and a number of others had
conditions which although not requiring immediate attention,
needed to be kept under observation.

Special Medical Inspections
Apart from the periodic medical inspections, facilities exist
for any pupil to be examined by a school medical officer at any
time at the special request of the parent, teacher or other person
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