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The milk is supplied in a sealed bottle containing one-third
of a pint, at a cost of 1d. to the parent. The reports from the
Head Teachers indicate that the children in receipt of this milk
benefited considerably.
It is to be hoped that this scheme will be adopted later by
other public elementary schools in Wimbledon, and that more
of the parents will avail themselves of the facilities offered.
12. SCHOOL BATHS.
The arrangements for the bathing of the children attending
the Special School are given under Section 17.
13. CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS.
Parents are invited to be present at the school during the
routine inspection of their children, and on the whole the response
has been gratifying. Out of 1,713 children examined at the
routine inspections, 1,022 or 60% were accompanied by one or
other parent.
This, unfortunately, shows a considerable fall (23%) in the
number of parents who attended at the medical inspections as
compared with the previous year.
There is a great advantage in obtaining the co-operation of
the parents. It enables the school medical inspector to give
detailed advice in the case of children found to be suffering from
defects. A very large number of parents also attended at the
special examinations held at the Health Centre
14. CO-OPERATION OF TEACHERS.
I have again to acknowledge the valuable assistance which
the teachers have rendered to the School Medical Department
during the year. They have facilitated the medical inspection
work in the schools, and given every assistance to the school
nurses during the routine cleansing examinations, and when
following up cases found to be defective.
They have also co-operated, as in past years, by bringing
defective children to the notice of the School Medical Staff and
arranging for their attendance at the Health Centre.
15. CO-OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
OFFICERS.
A close co-operation has been maintained between the School
Medical Department and the School Attendance Officers.
A considerable number of children were medically examined
at the request of the Attendance Department on account of prolonged
absence from school through ill-health.
As the result of these examinations many children were
returned to school considerably earlier than would otherwise
have been the case.
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