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C.—"General statement of the extent and scope of the medical
inspection carried out during the year."
(I.)—Visits to Schools.
I paid 164 visits to the schools during the year, and the
School Nurses paid 725.
(II.)—The following Groups of Children were examined:—
A. (i.) Entrants under the Code.
(ii.) Leavers under the Code.
(iii.) Children at the Special School (Intermediate
Group).
B. Children whose names appear in the Medical Officer's
book in each class and who have been seen during Classroom
Inspection.
(III.)—Number of Children Inspected.
The number of children medically examined during the year
was 1,361.
(IV.)—The number of children referred for further examination
was 665, made up of 390 new cases and 275 old cases
brought forward from the end of 1912. A certain number of
these were excluded from school on account of Heart Disease
and Phthisis, and were under continued observation at Southey
Hall.
(V.) Time occupied by Inspection.
The average number examined per hour is eight.
D.—"Ceneral review of the facts disclosed by Medical Inspection,
under the headings contained in the Schedule to
Circular 582, including tables showing the height and
weight of children inspected according to age at date
of examination, and sex."
(a) History of infectious Disease.
The following table shows the percentage of the children
inspected who have suffered from the various infectious
diseases:—
81