CONTROLLING AUTHORITIES 



are, in the nature of the case, an integral part of school interests 

 and must not be divorced from them. Moreover, the records 

 of the examination of school children for physical defects likely 

 to interfere with proper growth and education must, if they are to 

 serve their end, follow the child from grade to grade and from 

 school to school, and each case must be followed up constantly; 

 that is, they are an important part of the school records and 

 must be so made and administered. 

 In brief: 



(a) Medical inspection for the detection of contagious dis- 

 eases may well be a function of the board of health. 



(b) Physical examinations for the detection of non-contagious 

 defects should be conducted by the educational authorities, or 

 at least with their full co-operation, because they are made for 

 educational purposes. 



(c) The records of physical examinations must be constantly 

 and intimately connected with school records and activities. 



(d) They do not need to be connected with other work of the 

 board of health. 



