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Great difficulty has been found in obtaining information
of previous illnesses.
If a certain number of the Schedules were left with
the Head Teachers in the Infants' Departments and they
were instructed to fill in these particulars when the child
first enters the school (the mother usually attending at that
time) it would be of great assistance. The Board of Education
in their Circular 582 state, "Time may be saved in the actual
"inspection by the Medical Officer if the entries in some of the
"spaces are filled in by the school authorities before his visit."
In the latest Elementary Education Code of Regulations issued
by the Board of Education, some important clauses appear,
relating to the medical inspection of school children, and to
school hygiene generally. In the Board's Memorandum of
1907, it was stated that the effectiveness of medical inspection
would "in future be one of the elements to be considered in
"determining the efficiency of each school as a grant-aided
"school." In the New Code there is an article providing that
the managers of public elementary schools shall give the local
education authority all reasonable facilities for the purpose of
medical inspection, and specifically requiring provision to be
made for the inspection of all children admitted to the school
since August 1st, 1908, and all children expected to leave school
before July 31st, 1909. The Code also provides against loss
of grant on account of any interruption to the school work
caused by medical inspection.
In view of the instructions of the Code above referred to,
possibly the managers of the various schools will kindly
arrange that (1) assistance be given in filling in the Schedule
as suggested; (2), where possible a room be provided for the
medical inspection, and (3), a teacher be present at the examintion
to assist and supervise the preparation of the scholars for
the examination and for the purpose of receiving advice as to
the condition of any particular scholar.