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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.
In other instances the School Nurse visits the home
and interviews the parents in order to point out the necessity
of treatment, and to advise and help them in the right way
of getting this carried out.
The work of the School Nurses may be briefly summarised
as follows
1. To attend the Clinic daily at 9.15 a.m. to undertake
the treatment of minor ailments.
2.—To prepare beforehand for Routine Medical
Inspections at the Schools by weighing, measuring and
applying rough vision tests.
3. To assist the School Medical Officer at Routine
Medical Inspections and Re-inspections.
4. To assist the Dental Surgeon at gas sessions.
5. To apply atropine ointment to children warned to
attend the Clinic for refractions.
6. To assist the Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Clinic.
7. To follow-up by paying home visits.
8. To carry out cleanliness surveys at the Schools.
9. To re-examine those children found unclean after
a short interval.
10. To bring obstinate cases of uncleanliness before
the School Medical Officer.
11. The Senior School Nurse to supervise the work
of the Clerks, and the keeping of all records and cards
under the direction of the School Medical Officer.