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Dr. Burton, Assistant Medical Officer, resumed his duties on
demobilisation on March 17th, 1919, was appointed Acting School
Medical Officer on Dr. Oates leaving the district, and School
Medical Officer on October 27th.
Dr. Rattray appointed as Lady Assistant Medical Officer,
took up her duties on November 24th.
Drs. Coleman and Whiting (local medical practitioners)
assisted with medical inspection towards the end of the year.
Another Assistant Medical Officer is to be appointed by the
Council.
Nurse Sandle acted as School Nurse during the whole of
1919.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF EXTENT AND SCOPE OF
MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Number of visits paid to 25 different departments of 10
schools in the district, 128.
Number of children examined during the year, 2,512 (1,194
boys ard 1,318 girls).
Number of children presented for special examination, in
addition to the above, 47 (25 boys and 22 girls).
From March, 1919, the Medical Inspection has been carried
out in accordance with Article 58 (b) of the Code of Regulations :
(1) of all children freshly admitted to school, (2) all children between
8 and 9 years of age, (3) all children between 12 and 13
years of age, together with children over 13 years of age who
have not been examined on reaching the age of 12.
The practice which became necessary during the war, of only
examining children who were supposed to be ailing, resulted in
numbers of children suffering from remediable defects being overlooked.