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(13) Co-operation of Parents.
The co-operation of parents is an essential factor in the
success of every undertaking by the School Medical Service. The
attitude of the parents on the whole is increasingly helpful, and
they now realise that the School Medical Service is functioning
purely and solely in the interests and future well-being of their
children.
During the year parents or guardians attended the School
Medical Inspections in the case of 7,756 boys and 8,079 girls,
making a combined average attendance of 79 per cent. as regards
all children examined at the Elementary Schools.
The number of refusals to examinations is not great considering
the number of children examined. By far the most common
reason for refusal is " We have our own doctor," the other
usual reason given being that the " Parent cannot attend."
Occasionally, parents bearing in mind the possibility of having
to purchase glasses, invent excuses such as " the child was
confused at the time of examination," or unfamiliar with the style
of letters used in the preliminary Vision Test.