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There were medically inspected in the schools during the
year 1937:—
Entrants 604
Second Age Group 500
Third Age Group 458
Fourth Age Group 136
Total 1,698
In addition there were one hundred and fourteen other
routine inspections in the schools, making a total of 1,812.
Apart from these routine inspections there were 2,728
special inspections and 6,237 re-inspections carried out at the
Health Centre.
The total number of routine and non-routine medical
inspections during the year, excluding the 6,237 re-inspections,
amounted to 4,540.
The number of children examined at the routine inspections
in the schools shows an increase of seventy-seven as
compared with the figure for the previous year.
This is largely due to the medical inspection of the one
hundred and thirty-six scholars at the Central Schools in the
fourteen year age group.
It was again necessary to check off from the school
registers all children clue to be examined in the second and
third age groups. This ensured that no child who was due to
be examined was missed at the routine inspections. This has
been found advisable owing to the transfer of scholars which
takes place every year as the result of the re-organisation of
the schools.
The number of special inspections and re-inspections at the
Health Centre shows an increase of one thousand two hundred
and forty-six.
(b) The Board's Schedule of Medical Inspection has
been adhered to in every respect.
(c) Medical inspection causes a certain amount of disturbance,
especially in the older type of schools. The reorganisation
of the schools has resulted in improved facilities
for inspection. Whereas in former years it has been necessary
in some instances to carry out this work in premises
situated near at hand, it is now possible for the medical
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