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CO-OPERATION OF TEACHERS.
Review of the work undertaken by Teachers in facilitating
the work of (1) Medical Inspection, (2) Following-up and
(3) Medical treatment of the children.
Teachers now recognise the part school medical inspection
plays, and grant all the necessary facilities for the work.
CO-OPERATION OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS.
In this district there are three Attendance Oflicers, and they
have entre to the Health Department where they can ascertain
the health status and fitness for school any particular child.
The function of these Officers is to maintain attendances, consequently
they take no part in aiding the work of medical
inspection, nor do they engage in following-up save in the recovery
of fees for the treatment of Tonsils or Adenoids or for the supply
of glasses, but they do render valuable help in securing treatment
for children absent from school for alleged medical reasons. If
there is no doctor in attendance and the parent is unwilling to
seek one, the case is referred to one of the School Clinics and a,
report is rendered to the Secretary of the Education Committee.
Again, in instances where children are absent on account of sore
throats or because of some rash, prompt reports by the Attendance
Officers have frequently directed attention to early cases of
infectious disease.
CO-OPERATION OF VOLUNTARY BODIES.
During the year the National Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children rendered assistance in cases of neglect, but
other Voluntary Bodies concerned in the welfare of school children
are not conspicuous in this district.
BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND EPILEPTIC CHILDREN.
(a). Perodical returns are made by the teachers of children
judged to be abnormal. Arrangements are then made for a special
medical examination, and based upon this, a report is made.
During 1922, examinations were conducted in respect of 36 children.
There are no special schools in this district for the defective.