MAKING MEDICAL INSPECTION EFFECTIVE 



N office hours during which he can be consulted by the parents of 

 the children. These consultations are for the purpose of furnish- 

 ing advice and not for the purpose of giving treatment. They are 

 most effective in securing the sympathetic co-operation of the 

 parents with the work and aims of the school medical department. 

 The forms reproduced below and on page 78, which are used in 

 the public schools of Oakland and Pasadena, California, are good 

 examples of cards used to notify parents of the opportunity for 

 consulting with the school physician. 



NOTIFICATION OF DEFECTS AND OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSULTA- 

 TION, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 



School : OFFICE OF 



: DEPT. OF HEALTH DEVELOPMENT AND SANITATION 

 /-> j OAKLAND SCHOOLS 



Pupil's Name Date 



To the Guardian or Parent of 



Parents' Names 



Dear Sir: 



A physical examination of this pupil seems to 

 Address 



: show an abnormal condition of the 



Remarks Kindly take the child to your family pbysi- 



\ dan or specialist for advice and treatment so that 



t j may be in better condition to continue 



; studies. 



The Director will be in his office, 4th floor of the 

 " i Central Bank Building, from 1:30 to 4:30 p. m., 

 ; Mondays and Thursdays, to meet parents and pupils 

 Date I for consultation, but not for treatment. 



Teacher Very respectfully, 



\ TAKE THIS TO THE PHYSICIAN N.K. FOSTER, Director. 



These cards serve the double purpose of notifying the parent 

 of the defects discovered and telling him of the office hours of the 

 school physician. 



In Berkeley, California, a card* is used to inform the parent 

 of the physician's office hours and invite him to visit the office. 



In Oakland another form| is used to notify the parent that 



* See p. 79. t See p. 79. 



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