§ MR. STARKEY (Nottinghamshire, Newark)I beg to ask the President of the. Board of Education, if he will state what instructions are given to medical officers with regard to the medical examination of children in mixed schools, where only one room is available; and whether, owing to the natural objection entertained by parents, especially by those of the elder children, he will issue instructions that the boys and girls are not to be examined in the same room at the same time.
§ MR. RUNCIMANI do not think any objection can be raised to certain portions of the medical examination of boys and girls, such as measuring and weighing, being conducted in the same room, but it is obviously necessary that some of the more strictly medical parts of the inspection should take place either in separate rooms or at different times. I do not think any general instructions are needed, but any complaints which are brought to my notice will be inquired into.