[Report 1923] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Inspection of Secondary Schools.—The secondary schools, i8 in number, were visited three times during the year with two exceptions, where, owing to the small number of children for examination in the first term, two visits only were made. Entrants, leavers and scholars aged 12 and 15 were examined. No arrangements have been made for providing treatment or for following up the defects found. The whole question of remedial treatment is left in the hands of the head masters and mistresses. The tables referring to the inspection of Secondary Schools are given at the end of the report. EXTE^T AND SCOPE OF THE MEDICAL INSPECTION CARRIED OUT IN THE YEAR 1923. 137 schools were visited once only during the year. 109 „ „ „ twice 74 ,, .. three times „ 26 schools were not visited during the year owing to the temporary absence of one Medical Officer. TABLE I.—A.~ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. Number of Code Group Inspections. Entrants. Age 3 4 5 6 Other Ages. Total. Boys • • 4 1028 268 0 H 1406 Grirls • • • • • • • • I 953 277 93 1324 Totals • • .» • • • • 5 1981 545 199 2730 Age .. Leavers. 12 13 14 Other ages. Total. Boys 1467 106 3 « • 1576 Cjrirls • • • • ♦ • 1423 86 I I 1511 Totals ., 2890 192 4 I : 3087