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The attendance of parents at routine medical inspections
of boys of the Third (leaver) Age Group is always rather
poor, which is a pity, since so often advice may be given
with regard to the suitability of contemplated employment
on leaving school.
The percentage of parents attending with their boys
of this third age group is also considerably lowered, since
many of the boys come from Dr. Barnardo's Home.
The number of Routine Inspections of the Third Age
Group is rather low this year, since it was decided not
to medically examine children attaining the age of twelve
during the term when they were still attending a Junior
Department, but rather to wait until they were promoted
to a Senior School.
In future therefore all Third Age Group Medical Inspections
will be carried out at the Senior Schools, so it
is anticipated that the number of Routine Inspections of
this Group will be high during 1937.
FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION.
(a) Malnutrition.
There are twenty delicate children who show varying
degrees of undernourishment attending the Open Air Day
School, where they receive a good hot mid-day meal and
milk in the morning and afternoon.
In addition forty undernourished children who attend
ordinary Elementary Schools were recommended by the
School Medical Officer for milk at School.
Milk has been provided for these children, the cost
in certain instances being met by the parents, while for
thirty-six attending ordinary Elementary Schools the milk
has been supplied free, the cost being met from voluntary
sources.
(b) Uncleanliness.
The School Nurses inspect all children in the schools
within a fortnight after the holiday period, and afterwards
at regular intervals,