HEALTH OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3013, 9 October 1908, Page 4

HEALTH OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, in his annual report, again urges that the scheme of inspection outlined fc>y him should be undertaken efcthei.' in» whole or in part. "I need not repeats/'he says, '*fche arguments uaed by the medicaj and teaching professions when this important matter was discussed at the Dunedin meeting of t&eMedical Aswsciation. Since then the' Imperial Parliament haa made su«h an inspection compulsory and appointed! a special staff of Brighly trained* medical m;n to caroy out the woufe. It ill behoves New Zealand' to linger thus bahind those countries which we are wont to regard as slow and oldfashioned. In some districts the medical ,men have generously offered to undertake an inspection free of % charge. While these examinations will be of the very greatest'- value, more concentrated work will be necessary if we are to secure that the child who is required to attend our schools is in a fit physical condition to receive the best at the hands of his teachers. An accurate yearly assessment of the health of our school-children woukl giVe future historians, physiologists,, and economists much valuable data.'*