[Report 1924] / School Medical Officer of Health, Gillingham (Kent) Borough.
- Gillingham (Kent, England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1924
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1924] / School Medical Officer of Health, Gillingham (Kent) Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Special examination of children presented by teachers, parents, school nurses or attendance officers were carried out at the Schools or at the Clinic. The following statement shows the number of medical inspections during the year. (Also see Appendix Table 1. Page 33 ). 1924 Routine Inspections 2761-36.6% of children on registers. Special ,, 749) Re-examinations 941 j 1690 The number of arrears of routine inspections at the end of 1924 was approximately 400 compared with 900 at 31st December 1923. The appointment of the part- time Assistant School Medical Officer is responsible for this reduction. Apart from the inspections by medical officers the School Nurses examine many children regarding cleanli- ness etc, The work of the School Nurses is given in detail on Page 20. That many parents take an active interest in the school medical examinations of their children is shown by the large number who attend at the schools during the examinations. Every parent is notified beforehand of the time and place. The following table shows the number and percentage of parents attending in each age group :— Parents Percentage Group No. Exam. Present Percentage 1923 I \ B°ys ] | 447 393 83.4 84.0 Entrants ...j [ Girls J [ 860 413 369 89.3 80.0 1 f Boys ' 495 336 67.8 63.9 Intermediates-^ ■1038 1 l Girls , 543 383 70.5 58.8 1 ( Boys -j I 459 156 33.9 32.3 Leavers .. -j 863 1 l Girls J 1 404 260 60.6 54.8 Of the 2761 children examined at routine inspections 405 (14 per cent) were found to be suffering from defects other than Uncleanliness and Dental Disease which required treatment and 269 (9.7 per cent) which required to be kept under observation, a total of 23.7 per cent.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2925517x_0010.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
