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SCHOOL HYGIENE.
I he Provided Schools are all modern building's of a
good type and the standard of Sanitation and School
hygiene in them is very satisfactory.
The Non-provided School buildings are older and not
so well designed but on the whole are fairly satisfactory. In
St. John's School the classrooms are somewhat dark
owing to the proximity of other buildings. The play ground
is small and the W.C.'s are of the old trough pattern. At
All Saints School extensive alterations and additions have
been made which have resulted in a great improvement of
the premises, and have brought them up to a satisfactory
standard.
MEDICAL INSPECTION.
(a) Age groups of the children inspected:
All children are inspected on first admission to school.
The bulk of these are, of course, children entering the Infant
Departments, at about the age of 5.
They are again examined between the ages of 8 and 9,
and finally after attaining the age of 12.
The total number of children included in the Routine Inspections
was 1,889.
(b) The Board of Education Schedule of Medical Inspection
is adopted.
(c) Steps taken to secure the early ascertainment of
crippling defects.
Children suspected to be suffering from defects of any
kind are referred to the Medical Officers by teachers, school
nurses, attendance officers, members of the Education Committee
or any other person interested in the children, also by
charitable organisations. In many cases parents also seek
the advice of the Medical Officer with regard to their children.
In these ways serious defects of any kind come
under observation early and are not left to be discovered
only when the child happens to be due for Routine Medical
Inspection. Children brought to notice by these various
means are what are called "Specials," i.e., children first
brought under observation by other means than by Routine
Medical Inspection; 412 special cases were dealt with and
1,136 children were re-examined one or more times.