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B.—"General description of the arrangements which have
been made for the co-relation of the School Medical
Service with the Public Health Service and for the
organisation and supervision of medical inspection, and
an account of the methods of inspection adopted."
(a) Co-Relation of the School Medical Service with the
Public Health Service.
The School Medical Officer is also Medical Officer of
Health.
(b) Methods of Inspection.
Owing to the delay in the installation of the heating
apparatus at Southey Hall, and its inefficiency when installed
the routine examinations at Haydon's Road, and St. Mary's
Schools were upset as it was impossible to get an adequate
temperature in the cold weather wherein to examine the children.
This, however, has now been remedied.
(c) Results of Notices sent to Parents with regard to Treatment.
As will be seen from Table II. about 50 per cent. of the
cases in which notices have been sent have obtained treatment,
and the reasons for treatment not being obtained in the
remaining cases are set forth in the above-mentioned table.
The number of cases referred to the Invalid Children's
Aid Association during the year was 109, these cases representing
127 different complaints as seen by the table. Of these
109 cases, 53 received treatment, the number of complaints
treated being 60. Of the cases untreated, some absolutely
refused treatment, some promised to, and did get treatment
without the aid of the Association, a few were classed as not
helpable by the Association, the dental cases were put down
for treatment at the School Clinic, and the remainder are still
on the books of the Association.