MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8157, 14 July 1906, Page 2

MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.

A SUGGESTED SCHEME. FSB FBESS ASSOCIATION. Ddubdin, July 13. Dr Mason, Chief Health Officer, addressed the Eduoalional Institute ;o. day on the question of medical examination of school children, Ihe scheme whiHi lie wanted the Institute lo con. sider was one which rolled mainly on i the teacliors. He had come to the cimiMmiou ih it between lq anl *) per. ce.it. of children attending th,e pfdi; iury sclioals had the niaftej ■villi them, and lie guggpstpd tkftt teachers would he ablp to mark off nearly all ailing children. The Edu. cation Boards should join hands with the central authority, and appoint s qualified medical man to look oyer the list so marked off by teachers. Another scheme was that if the Kducation Boards and the central authorities paid £250 each, they would be able to obtain the whole time service of an expert, who could travel through the country and medically examine school children. The difficulty about this scheme was the expense, as travelling expon«cs would probably be more than the salary. The inspecting officer would fill up a card, where a child was defective, indicating what he thought was the matter. The card would be sent to parents, who should bo at liberty to take the child anywhere" for treatment. It was resolved to approve the scheme proposed by Dr Mason, and the Institute undertook to give him what support it could.