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(4) to explain certain forms of home treatment advised by the
School Medical Officers, (5) to obtain certain special information
required by the School Medical Officer.
Number of visits made—1,312.
(b) Re-examination at the school of all children found to be
defective at the Personal Hygiene Inspections. 1,572 such reinspections
were made during the year.
School Medical Officer.
Re-examinations of (a) children found to be defective at
Routine Inspections and (b) children found to be defective at
Special Inspections.
The Total number of these re-examinations were 1,249 and
877 respectively, viz. 2,126 in all.
As regards the 1,249 children found to be defective at
Routine Inspections, 649 or 51 per cent .had been referred for
treatment and the remainder (600) for observation.
The results of these further examinations were as follows:
Referred for treatment Treated Untreated Now referred for
observation only
649 265 339 45
Referred for Now Continue Now referred for
observation satisfactory observation treatment
600 215 255 130
8.—MEDICAL TREATMENT.
The number of individual children found at Routine Medical
Inspections to require treatment (excluding uncleanliness and
dental diseases) is shown in Table IIb.