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supplied with malt and cod-liver oil at the School Clinic either
free or at cost price, on the recommendation of the School Medical
Officers.
XII.—CO-OPERATION.
{a) Or Parents.
The parents of the children are for the most part interested in
the school medical inspections, and the great majority of the
children are accompanied by a parent or guardian on these occasions.
This is particularly the case in the infant departments, where over
90 per cent, of the parents attended, and to a lesser degree in the
case of the second inspections, where 75 per cent, of the parents
attended, while in the case of the leavers the attendance of parents
was not so good, less than 40 per cent, attending. The attendance
-of parents at the medical inspections is of considerable assistance
to the Medical Officers as it enables them to get first-hand information
as to the child's previous health, and makes it easy to direct
attention to defects found present and to the treatment indicated.
The parents as a rule are grateful for any advice given and ready to
act on it, and there is no doubt that the success of the school
medical service depends very largely on their willing co-operation.
'(b) Of Teachers.
To the teachers in the schools we are indebted for willing
-co-operation at all times. Without their interest and help our
work would lose much of its effect, and would not proceed so
smoothly and quietly as it does. The head teachers show themselves
interested in our work, and I am glad to be able, as in former
years, to express my thanks to them for their assistance. I have
also to thank the School Attendance Officers for their very useful
co-operation throughout the year.
(c) Of Voluntary Bodies.
Of the voluntary bodies whose activities are of value to the
School Medical Service the chief is the Juvenile Organisations
Committee. The Committee's most striking activity is the organisation
and running of the Children's Holiday Camp at Dymchurch,
to which I have referred above. Other activities comprise the
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