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During the year the Education Committee provided milk and cod
liver oil for 124 children. This is done for a three monthly period, at the
expiration of that time, the child is re-examined and if found necessary,
the extra nourishment is continued.
CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
OFFICERS AND VOLUNTARY BODIES.
I am pleased to report that the interest of the parents in the .School
Medical Services is wlell maintained and as high a percentage as 70.3
attended at the routine medical inspections; in the Infants' Departments however
and at special examinations the percentage was practically 100. This
is very gratifying as much more good can be done in the giving of advice in
the ways of life for the healthy, and in the early treatment of any defect
found, if the parents are present.
The teachers have also been most helpful both at the routine medical
and dental inspections in facilitating the work and in referring special cases
to your School Medical Officer for examination. The attendance officers are
also constantly helpful to this department in referring dhronic absentees for
examination and providing much useful information regarding environmental
and other matters.
I should also like to thank your Director of Education who is always
prepared to give his advice on the question of the education of the physically
or mentally defective child.
BLIND, DEAF AND EPILEPTIC CHILDREN.
These are generally ascertained at routine examinations or referred by
parents, teachers, school nurses or attendance officers.
A schedule of all children of school age in the area is kept by the attendance
officers and enquiries are made as to what education is being provided,
in this way a certain number of defective children are discovered but they
are more generally ascertained at routine examinations or referred by parents,
teachers and school nurses.
When a child is suspected to be suffering from one or other of the
defects, he is examined by one of the School Medical Officers. If possible
hospital records, if they exist are examined and all efforts made to ascertain the
precise degree of incapacity, if the child is blind a report from your Ophthalmic
Surgeon is also asked for.
In the case of mentally defectives, these are examined by the Stanford
Revision Test and an assessment made of their mental calibre, should they be
uneducable they are notified to the County Council. If they are educable
they are either retained in a special class at a public elementary school or