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MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The inspections carried out in the schools of the Borough
consisted of:—
1. Routine Medical Inspections:—
(a) Entrants—all children admitted to school for the
first time during the year.
(b) Intermediates—all children of approximately 8
years of age.
(c) Leavers—children of 12 years and over.
2. The special inspection of children referred by the Head
Teachers, School Nurses, School Attendance Officers or
parents.
3. Annual inspection of physically and mentally defective
children.
4. The periodical re-inspection of children in receipt of
additional nourishment.
5. The annual inspection of children attending Secondary
Schools, on behalf of the Middlesex County Council.
6. The inspection of children for employment certificates
and their annual re-inspection.
FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION.
A detailed summary of defects found at both routine and
special inspections is contained in the Board of Education
Statistical Table II. at the end of this report.
NUTRITION.
The nutritional state of the children examined during the
year at routine medical examinations is shown on Table II.
There is a slight increase in the number of children whose
nutritional state was considered slightly sub-normal and an
increase of 26 in those whose nutritional state was considered
to be bad.