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FOLLOWING-UP.
Physical defects discovered at routine medical inspection are
at once notified by the examining officer to the parent, if present,
and in any event a written or printed notice of the defect is sent
to the parent. The Health Visitor visits the home and explains
to the parents what steps should be taken to have the condition
treated. Revisits are made to ascertain what action has been
taken. A "following up" card is made out for each defect and
kept "alive" until the defect is remedied.
Summary of the work undertaken by the Health Visitors in
connection with the School Medical Service:—
1. They are in attendance at the Inspection (Minor Ailment)
and Special Clinics.
2. They accompany the Medical Officer to the schools for
routine medical inspections, and weigh and measure
children, etc.
3. They pay periodic visits to the schools for the purpose
of conducting Cleansing Surveys.
4. "Following-up" as outlined above.
5. Visits are also paid to the children's homes—
(a). For inquiry in connection with non-notifiable
infectious diseases.
(b). To swab diphtheria contacts.
(c). To follow up cases absent or attending the clinics
irregularly.
Summary of work by the Health Visitors during 1924.
173 attendances at School Inspection Clinics.
199 ,, ,, Dental Clinics.
40 ,, ,, Eye Clinics.
341 ,, „ Minor Ailments Clinics.
3 ,, ,, School Sports.
1ll visits to schools for medical inspections.
26 ,, „ „ ,, re-inspections.
32 ,, „ „ dental inspections.
7 „ ,, „ cleansing surveys.
1058 „ homes in connection with following-up.
1580 „ ,, „ ,, infectious diseases.
915 other visits (clinic absentees, dental visits, etc.)