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(c) Places of Medical Inspection.
The work of medical inspection is carried out during
school hours and on school premises in every case, and disturbance
of school arrangements is reduced to a minimum.
5. FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
The following comparative table serves to indicate the number
and percentage of children found to be in need of medical or surgical
treatment in the three age groups inspected during the year,
and, although there is a slight increase in this percentage
as compared with that of the previous year, it will be noticed that
the average remains fairly constant; the probable reason for this
was outlined in my report for last year.
The percentage in the case of the Entrant Group also shows a
small increase. With a satisfactory scheme of routine medical
examination such as is anticipated it will be possible to overcome
the problem of complete medical supervision of children under
school age.
It is very interesting to consider the figure which represents
the percentage of children found to require treatment in the
Leaver Group (9.7) and to compare this with the figure for the
Entrant Group in the year 1924, which embraces, for the most
part, the same children at the age of five years. The latter figure
was 15.97 per cent, and the inference demonstrates the very satisfactory
results achieved by the School Medical Service.