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are made of children who have previously been found with defects
and also of children who have been placed "under observation."
Parents are also asked to bring children to the Inspection
Clinic and advice is given there.
Age Croups Inspected. The Board of Education requires
Local Authorities to make provision for the Medical Inspection of all
children admitted to school during the year ending March 31st, and
of all children between 12 and 13 years of age, together with children
over 13 who have not been inspected after reaching the age of 12.
An intermediate group, children between 8 and 9 years of age, must
also be examined.
The 291 entrants comprised 169 boys and 122 girls.
„ 300 intermediates „ 169 „ 131 „
„ 268 leavers „ 129 „ 139 ,,
The number inspected and re-inspected under the heading
"Other Inspections" is 1,972 as compared with 1,515 in 1940.
Findings at Medical Inspections.
Uncleanliness. The degree of cleanliness of both head and
body is noted at the Medical Inspections and 40 children were found
at these inspections who had to be referred for treatment for verminous
or "nitty" heads.
The School Nurses pay periodical visits to the schools for the
purpose of inspecting heads, particularly after a holiday period.
During the year under review the average number of visits
per school by the Nurses for these cleanliness inspections was 7.
The total number of examinations during these inspections was 5,521
as compared with 5,020 in 1940. 247 individual children were found
either to be verminous or to have so many nits in their hair that notices
had to be sent to the parents.
When children are found to be unclean they are excluded and
a notice is sent to the Education Secretary. A warning is sent by
him to the parent that if the child is not made clean within 7 days,
a prosecution will follow. The children have to attend at the Clinic
until they can be certified as being fit to attend school.