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County Borough of Croydon.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER
For the Year ending December 31st, 1934.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you my Seventh Annual
Report on the work carried out by the School Medical Service.
The form of the report follows that adopted previously, and
includes the requirements as set out in Form 6M (Schedule) of the
Board of Education.
The number of children examined in the routine medical
inspection group is fewer than last year; this is due to a rearrangement
of the times of the year when the groups are examined and
the postponement of the examination of the Leaver Group from
12-vear-olds to 13-year-olds. It was felt the final examination was
likely to be more valuable one year before the child left school,
than if made two years before, as had been the practice formerly.
A much-needed and delayed re-inspection was, however, carried
out to a greater degree than last year.
Routine school medical inspection has now been in force for
a quarter of a century, and there has been little change in the