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Re-inspections of those Entrants found to require Treatment in
September, 1935:—
No. re-inspected: 11.
Malnutrition: 1 case; much improved.
Abscess of Breast: 1 case; cured.
Deafness: 2 cases; cured.
Defective Vision: 4 cases; received attention.
Tonsils and Adenoids: 1 case; refused operation.
Keloid Scar of Neck: 1 case; awaiting admission to hospital.
Epilepsy: 1 case; no recurrence of fits.
The Principal, Mr. C. W. Truelove, takes a good deal of
interest in the medical inspection at the School, and his assistance
is much appreciated.
(17) Parents' Payments.
The arrangements made for recovering the cost of treatment
from parents of children attending Public Elementary Schools and
pupils attending Secondary Schools and other Institutions of
Higher Education are as follows:—
Medical and Dental Treatment. Lists of cases treated are
periodically sent to the Superintendent of Visitors. The School
Attendance Officers visit each case and ascertain the income of the
parents. The cases are then assessed in accordance with the Committee's
scale and the amount is then collected by weekly instalments.
Spectacles. Parents claiming assistance in respect of the
supply of spectacles to children attend the School Attendance
Department and state particulars of their income. Upon this
information, an order is given to the Optician to the Education
Committee, to supply the spectacles at contract price at a cost to
the parents according to their means.
(18) Health Education.
1 he staff of the School Medical Service have not given any
Health talks in the Elementary or Secondary Schools during the
year.
(19) Special Inquiries.
1 here have been no special inquiries conducted during the
year by members of the School Medical staff in regard to Special
Services.
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