[Report 1914] / School Health Service, Radnorshire County Council.

  • Radnorshire (Wales). County Council. School Health Service.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / School Health Service, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    These children consisted of those born in the years 1909, 1907, 1904, and 1901. Entrants born prior to 1909 did not al- ways receive a complete examination, as they would come up for routine medical inspection in 1915. Special cases born in other years than those mentioned, were also inspected when brought to my notice bj the Head Teachers, School Attendance Officers, or parents. During the year 820 children—424 boys and 396 girls—were medically inspected. The Medical Inspector of the Board of Education at the time of his last visit, went very fully into all matters relating to the School Medical Service in this County, including the arrangements for the co-ordination of the work of the School Attendance Officers with my own work. Since the early part of this year (1914) a scheme has been in operation under which the Head Teachers send every week to the Attendance Officers lists of all children absent from school for any reason. The lists are then forwarded to me by the Attendance Officers with any remarks they have to make. Where illness is probably the reason for absence I have communicated with the parents re- questing information as to whether a doctor has been consulted. In this event and where it seems desirable to have a Medical Certificate, the doctor is asked to provide this on a special form, and a fee of 2s. 6d. is paid to the doctor for initial Certificates, and Is. for Continuation Certificates. This expenditure lias been sanctioned by your Committee. This work has considerably increased the clerical work which is required to be done. In this connection I am glad to state that the work of School Attendance and School Medical Service, hitherto carried out V^y two separate Sub-Committees, is now entrusted' to one Committee acting for both purposes The appointment of xMr. R. Phillip Gough to be my Clerk will relie\e me of much clerical work, and 1 shall, when again resuming my duties in the County, be able to devote much more time to the duties of Medical Inspection and School Hygiene.