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1. Staff.—During the year Dr. Burton continued as
School Medical Officer and Dr. V. F. Soothill as Assistant Medical
Officer. Dr. M. A. Hadden took up her duties as Lady Assistant
Medical Officer on the 12th February, 1923, succeeding Dr. J. A.
Maclaren.
Mr. M. J. K. Soutter, L.D.S., continued his duties as Council
Dentist.
2. Co-ordination.—Vide Annual Report, 1920.
THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
3. School Hygiene.—The majority of the schools are of a
modern type and are in good sanitary condition. There are 15
schools, with 33 departments. One of these is a temporary school
at Becontree, which since May 14th has been accommodated in the
St. Thomas' Church Institute pending the erection of a permanent
building. The schools have accommodation for 13,525 scholars,
and 10,914 were actually on the rolls on December 31st, 1923.
4. Medical Inspection.—This has been carried out in
accordance with Article 58 (b) of the Code of Regulations, viz.:-
(1) Of all children newly admitted to school.
(2) Of all children between the ages of 8 and 9 years.
(3) Of all children between the ages of 12 and 13 years, together
with all children over 13 years not previously inspected.
Details of the system adopted are given in the Annual
Report for 1920.
During 1923 the number of visits made by the Medical
Officers to 33 different departments of 15 schools for the purposes
of routine medical inspection was 251. The number of children
examined during the year, falling within the above age groups,
totalled 4,104 (2,126 boys and 1,978 girls). In addition, a num
ber of children of varying ages were presented by the Hea
Teachers for special medical examination, being thought by