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(4) Medical Inspection.
For the purposes of administration, the whole Borough is
divided into five sub-areas, each served by a School Clinic, an
Assistant School Medical Officer and Nurses. The schools in
each area are visited in rotation. The Head Teachers send out
notices to parents informing them of the time to attehd the inspection,
according to an arranged programme.
At the end of the Inspection of a School a written list is
handed or sent to the Head Teachers informing them confidentially
of any defects which are liable to interfere with' a child's educational
career.
Arrangements are in force whereby those scholars who were
absent from Inspection are examined at a later special visit to
the school by the Medical Officer.
(a) The "age groups'' inspected throughout the schools are
as follows:—
(1) Children admitted to school for the first time during
the year (Entrants).
(2) Children of 8 years of age (Intermediates).
(3) Children expected to leave, and who have not been
previously inspected since reaching the age of 12 years.
(Leavers).
Besides the above statutory routine examinations, a considerable
number of other children have also been medically inspected
—classified as follows:—
(1) "Specials"—selected by Head Teachers and examined
at School at the time of the Doctor's visit.
(2) "Specials" sent by Teachers to the Clinics for treatment
of minor ailments.
(3) A number of non-ailing children are examined as to
fitness for (1) sport; (2) employment; (3) camp life;
(4) employment in entertainments. All these comprise
"other routines."
(4) All other children referred in any way to the School
Medical Officer for examination, advice or treatment.
(5) A census and medical examination of all exceptional
children in the Schools for the purpose of Table III.
of the Report.
(b) There has been no important departure made in the
Board's Schedule of Medical Inspection.
Owing to exceptional circumstances the following schools,
with the Board's sanction, were examined on other than school
premises, viz. at the placcs indicated:—
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