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Health Department,
Council House,
Hounslow.
31s£ March, 1918.
To the Chairman and Members of the Heston and Isleworth
Urban District Education Committee.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
121 visits were made to school departments for the purpose
of Routine Medical Inspection. In addition, numerous other visits
were made regarding Medical Treatment Cases, Special Cases,
Infectious Diseases, etc.
From the tables at the end of the report, it will be seen that
this year the total number of children examined was 4108, as
against 3531 last year. These 3793 children were examined 6063
times, as against 4708 examinations during 1916.
ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The selection of children due for this inspection during 1917
included those born during the years 1911, 1908 and 1905, and
those absent at last Medical Inspection.
The Board of Education has prescribed the extent of the
medical examination of scholars attending public elementary schools,
and the examination of scholars in this district has been conducted
on the lines laid down by the Board.
1008 parents, or 49'5 per cent., attended the inspection.
Objections to the examination of their children were received from
parents in 16 instances. Both figures compare unfavourably with
those for last year.
Unsatisfactory conditions were found in respect of Footgear in
16.9 per cent, of the children inspected. This percentage has
steadily increased since 1914, when it was 8'2. A similar but less
marked deterioration may be noted in the case of Clothing, where
the percentage of unsatisfactory conditions is 13 7 as compared
with 9 3 in 1914. Some part of the explanation for these worsened
conditions is no doubt the continued rise in the price of clothing
and footgear.