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c'arried out by the School Medical Officer and School Nurses,
aided in some instances by the Teachers and Attendance
Officers.
The School Medical Officer completes a Following-up
Card for each child found defective, and he re-examines the
child on re-visiting the School each term until satisfactory
treatment has been obtained.
In more urgent cases the child is seen at the Clinic at
more frequent intervals.
The various duties of the School Nurses were set out
in detail in the Annual Report for 1925, and the following
table specifies some of the work carried out bv them during
1927.
Number of children prepared for Routine Medical
Inspection 1,567
Number examined at Schools for uncleanliness 19,012
Number of following-up home visits 584
Total number of visits to the Schools 590
Total number of Clinic Sessions 343
VACCINATION.
At Routine Medical Inspections an entry is made on the
Medical Record Card of every child not exhibiting evidence
of previous vaccination.
The percentage of entrant infants showing vaccination
marks was 54.
SPECIAL SCHOOLS.
The Special School for Physically Defective Children is
situated at " Elmfield," London Road.
There are 35 Physically Defective Children on the
register, four of whom come from outside the Borough.
The School Medical Officer periodically examines the
children, and the Clinic, being on the same premises, is
always at hand should the Head Teacher desire to consult
him or the School Nurse about any child.
Children needing Orthopaedic treatment attend the Red
Cross Curative Post, Norbiton, under the supervision of the
Orthopaedic Specialist.
Dental inspection and treatment was carried out at this
School during the year.