Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1911. INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
It is reported that Cabinet is about to prepare regulations for the medical examination of children attending the State schools of the Dominion. For some years past the necessity for such an examination has b-M-ii urged by officers of the Health Departmenf, and Dr Mason, when he was Chief Health Officer, < devised a scheme which would go some distance in the direction of making ihe inspection effective. Whether.* it js proposed to adopt the whole or any part of this scheme one cannot reli. It is nevertheless certain that something more is wanted than ,the mera examination of the children. No great amount' of good can come from telling poor parents that offspring are suffering from adenoirls, or defective hearing, or bad eyesight, or other ailments. The presence of disease having been detected, some immediate steps should be taken to remedy the complaints. The Gov-
eniment might well arrange that, in cases where parents are in poor o;cumstances, the necessary medical attention shall be provided, x'hare should, indeed, be a permanent »jptem of inspection of school children by qualified medical men, and this should be followed by judicious treatment. The cost may be considerable; 'but the benefits to be derived by the country would be. iO enormous that the question of expense should not enter into the discussion. We have hospitals en every side for the treatment of those who may be seriously afflicted. Why should we not have similar provision for the children who are suffering from ailments which may develop into physical incapacity and luin? The subject is a very serious oae, and should be approached with ".' gour and determination. No half measures should be adopted. The future of the Dominion and its people demands a comprehensive scheme which will deal effectively with the important subject.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10156, 4 February 1911, Page 4
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310Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1911. INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10156, 4 February 1911, Page 4
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