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In addition to the above figure there were 5,219
special medical inspections and re-inspections at the
School Clinics.
Findings at Medical Inspections.
Malnutrition and Cleanliness.
Dr. G. H. Stinson, Assistant School Medical
Officer, reporting on her findings during the year
under review, expresses the view that the school
children of 5 to 15 years need more in the way of
vitamins, etc., than are at present available for them.
Much is done for mothers and babies and their
condition generally is good. Dr. Stinson finds that
skin troubles, urticaria, sepsis " pink " eye, and
many other conditions are frequent in the school children,
which she feels may be due to lack of essentials in
diet. Dr. Stinson does not think that the giving of
milk in the middle of the morning fulfils the requirements,
and feels, in fact, that children would eat a
better dinner at noon had they not had milk at playtime.
She favours the giving of more milk in the home
so that plenty is available at breakfast with porridge
and other foods; at present very little is available for
drinking and other meals. Cold milk is difficult for
some children to digest and cold milk given in winter
time is a point needing consideration.
Dr. Stinson refers to pediculosis and scabies as
having given trouble during the year and there remain
a few cases, recurrent usually, due mostly to lack of
parental co-operation.
Dr. Arnold Orgler reports very favourably on the
standard of physique of the children and of the