MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS 



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III. Tuberculosis in School Children 69 



Findings as regards Tuberculosis from the Reports of School 



Medical Officers 71 



Existing Provision for the Treatment of Tuberculous Children .... 79 

 Suggestions for the Treatment of Tuberculous Children by the 



Local Education Authority 85 



IV. The Proceeding known as " Following Up" 96 



The Part played by the School Doctor and Parent 97 



The Part played by the Teacher 98 



The School Nurse 100 



The School Attendance Officer 103 



Voluntary Agencies and Care Committees 108 



The Results of " Following Up" 108 



Addendum on the Employment of School Children 1 16 



V. Action taken by Local Education Authorities in respect to Medical 



Treatment 119 



Introduction "119 



The Kind of Treatment Necessary 119 



Treatment by Medical Practitioners 121 



Modes of Treatment Available 122 



1. Treatment under special Acts of Parliament 123 



2. Treatment under the Poor Law (see Section VI) 123 



3. Treatment under Section 13 of the Education (Administra- 

 tive Provisions) Act, 1907 123 



Existing Provision for Medical Treatment out of Public Funds .... 126 



Employment of School Nurses 126 



Provision of Spectacles 127 



Contributions to Hospitals 128 



The London County Council Hospital Scheme 132 



VI. Medical Treatment for School Children under the Poor Law 143 



VII. School Clinics 146 



The Inspection Clinic 146 



The Treatment Clinic 152 



Treatment Clinics now established 155 



VIII. Dental Diseases and Dental Treatment 166 



Causation of Dental Caries 171 



Diet in Relation to Dental Disease 172 



The Use of the Toothbrush 1 73 



The Treatment of Dental Diseases 175 



School Dentistry in Germany 177 



Existing Arrangements for Dental Treatment in England and 



Wales.... 179 



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