Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-23

Since medical inspection for the | schools of Norwich was established l last March, Medical Inspector Louis T. Cassidy has examined over 5000 1 pupils. Inspector Cassidy has present l J. Graham and in the report he re- | views briefly but very clearly the work | he has done in the schools. In part the report of the medical 1 inspector is as follows:
 Since March, 1916, when medical in | spection was instituted, each and every l school comprise din the districts of the town has been visited by me and the l nurse at least once. I have inspected in those schools 3,014 pupils; those not l inspected were absent from one cause or other on the days of my inspection. l l am glad to say that met with only 1 one refusal of inspection and that pupil l presented a medical and dental certif1- l cate from the family physician and l dentist.
 During the four months in which I | had to complete my work, made 93 i special inspections, that is, I made | special examination of cases that were reported to me by the principal, teach CT or nurse during my absence from that school; POP special examinations | of the eyes and ears of pupils were made.
 lie parents dCL6nuOn was eSpSC1dlly directed to their chiidren'S defects in 68 cases. I was pleased to find that in 65 cases where children were found defective these defects were being treated by the family physician and even by specialists in the larger cities
 It was my task to exclude from school g pupils for various condi- tions until cured and where I deemed it necessary: 3S5 cases of ped1culosis (head lice infection) were discovered, many of which cases are now clean. l have reported 473 case of enlarged tonsils and 2S3 cases of adenoids Up to June, 1916, five of these cases were corrected by operation.
 l have reported 155 cases of defective sight, squint and disease of the eye lids. The greater majority of these defects have been remedied by glasses or treatment. I found decayed teeth in 773 pupils, uncleanliness in 264 cases, and diseases of the skin in 200 pupils.
 With the untiring and able assist ance of Miss Charlotte Albertine, school nurse, and by her earnest eff forts in visiting the homes, giving in struction and example much has been 1 done during the four months of in spect1on; great results have been ob- tained. Instead of doing harm, medi- cal inspection has done good, and in- stead of creating a fear in the chill dren, they have shown a perfect fond ness toward medical inspection.
 In conclusion, l would suggest that more frequent flushing of urina1s in some of the schools would be bene- fcial; that the entire outdoor toilets in the Greenevi1ie school be done away with, and that some provision should be made for the backward child whose condition does not warrant his removal to Lakeville or Newington.
 Report of School Nurse.
 A summary of the report of the school nurse, Miss Charlotte Nj. Alber- tine, follows:
 Although having begun the work late in the school year, March l, 1916, the results attained have been very satis- factory.
 The duties of the school nurse have been largely to sytematize the work, the assist the medical inspector in the schools and to make home visitations where in many cases it has been pos sibe to instruct in practical hygiene and to advise parents the necessity of having minor defects corrected early in life.
 As the work was so recently started it is early to look for marked results, however, some very serious conditions have been corrected.
 Manual Training Report.
 Gordon A. Harvie, supervisor of manual training. has presented to Su- PeflnLenQent Gfaham a very interest ing and concise report covering the work of the year. In part, the report follows
 In submitting this report am pleased to state that the work accom- plished has been very satisfactory to the supervisor and that progress has been made toward efficient work in manual training.
 In doing this the course was altered to make it as interesting and instruc- tive as possible to the pupils. I have found that the more interet the boys