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4-Medical Inspection.
The inspections required by the Board of Education
are:—
(a) Routine Inspection of the three " code groups,"
viz.: Entrants, Intermediates and Leavers, and children of
other ages who have missed bring examined in one of these
groups.
Parents are invited in writing to be present at these
inspections, which are held at the Schools.
A systematic physical examination of the child is
made on the plan indicated by Table II, also the height and
weight are recorded, and note is made of the clothing.
In Table I (a) it will be seen that 1,699 Routine
Inspections were made.
(b) Special Inspections.—These are inspections made
by the School Medical Officer apart from Routine Inspections,
and are of children suffering from some particular affection,
who are either brought by their parents or have been referred
by their teachers or the Attendance Officers.
1,456 of these Inspections were made.
(c) Re- Inspections.-—These inspections come under
two headings, viz.: Re-Inspection of Routine Cases who are
seen at the Schools and Re-Inspection of Special Cases who
are seen chiefly at the Minor Ailment Clinic.
During the year, 1,749 of these examinations were
made, viz.:—
Re-Inspection of Routine Cases 565
Re-Inspection of Special Cases 1,184
5—Findings of Medical Inspections.
The defects found at the Medical Inspections are
analysed in Table II.
(a) Malnutriton.- The child noted under Routine
Inspection was found to be suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
and of five children seen at Special Inspections,three had