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SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
Special inspections are carried out at any time during a child's school
career if the head teacher, family doctor, parent or health visitor is concerned
about the health of a particular child. A total of 1,249 special
inspections was carried out during the year.
RE-INSPECTIONS
A re-inspection is an inspection arising out of one of the periodic
medical inspections or out of a special inspection. A total of 1,949 reinspections
was carried out during the year.
FOLLOW-UP EXAMINATIONS
Follow-up examinations, referrals to General Practitioners, Specialist
Clinics, and to Hospital Consultants are arranged as and when necessary.
CLEANLINESS INSPECTIONS
These inspections are carried out by the Health Visitors. Children in the
Infants Departments are inspected during the first six weeks of each term.
Inspections in the Junior and Secondary schools are also carried out each
term unless clear inspections are reported for three consecutive terms.
In addition to the above, inspections are carried out at any time if and
when necessary.
(a) Total number of individual examinations of
pupils in schools by Health Visitors 30,490
(b) Total number of individual pupils found to
be infested 112
(c) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom
cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2),
Education Act, 1944) 36
(d) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom
cleansing orders were issued (Section 54(3),
Education Act, 1944) Nil
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