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Chronicle (Levin), 6 May 1946, Page 2

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SGHOOL MEIHOAL SERVICE , (By the Department iof Iiealtia) The school medieal service eonsists oi a gl-oup of doctors-and iiurses of» tlie' Department of Health. If'your disti-ict is liot receiviiig regulaf visits from a school doctor, the reasou'is difficulty in, recruiting- lnedical officers, f'oi-, thefe' are, many positions vacant just now, " llowever, tlie liursliig staif keeps ' the work going in districts without dot'tors. The aiui is to give every clvild attend-. ing primary school three ihedical exam.inatioms, one as it enters school, one half-way through, and oue in the leaving year, The method omployed is to visit city and large country schools annually, and exaniine children, in primer one, standard two, standard six. In the other classes any child the teacher or district nurse wishes to 15« niedically examined is given a' 'special appointment to see the doctor. In thu smaller' country schoolS "this scheme is niodolied' "to a medieal visit .oiice every; third year, at which evpry child .atteml-f, ing school' ,is , examined. Bcfore, thedoctor arrivcs, tlie (disf-r.ict, .mirsn ad : yisus eaijlL parcnt -Avhose child. .ps t.o bd socn of the inijtouding visit,. a-nd -i 11 vjteJ the pare-nt to be present, at' a- .given' time. i . " ; ' 1 ' $ t. • 'It is. particularly. desirod that* parenui should: attcndi"-'WitIi doctor and" parcni .togother tliCrc-is- a t^vo-vvtiy 'exchdugtS? of -iij formation .that siuiplilifis rdiaghopisj aird there is opportunity for t'hc'doHor to e'xplain to' the pareil't exactly W'hat is needed to overcome any Jack or defect,' For 'that 's the object of the medieal iid spection — to detect aiiy departufc i'ronl"normal lidalth and grovvtli as well us any defect or disease. If '(Jic ]>Urent doe's .liot attend the inedical iiispectiou'ij written advicc is sent to thc honic of aiiything abnornial found. Children wlio. would benelit by a tcrm, in a health camp are clioson at sclionl medieal inspections. A prevenlive job is arrangod, also. Parents are inviteo to have their prinicr childreu protected against diphtheria, if not alreadv done, or to have a reiuforcing done if consid ered advisable.