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11
ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
In considering the question of organisation,
the first matter to he decided is, as to who shall
carry out the regular systematised medical
inspections at the schools. In the Memorandum
issued by the Board of Education, the general
principles governing the selection of officers for
this work, are laid down in paragraph 7.
i Supervising
' Medical
Officer.
" The work of inspection should be supervised
by the Medical Officer of Health of the Authority
which appoints the Education Committee; and when
the work is obviously more than he can undertake
unaided, it should be entrusted to one or more
medical officers working under his supervision.
AY hen it is necessary to appoint officers for the
purpose of the Act it is extremely important that
persons of suitable qualifications and experience
should be selected, even though they may not be
called upon to give the whole of their time to these
duties, and it should be noted that there are many
cases in which women are likely to be specially
suitable. In making such appointments preference
should be given to medical men and women who
(1) have had adequate training in State Medicine or