§ 15. Mr. T. SMITHasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether the Board's recommendation last year that the annual reports of school medical officers should be abridged as much as possible holds for the present year; and whether, in view of the valuable nature of these reports, the Department will reconsider its views on the question?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Ramsbotham)The Board have not recommended that the annual reports of school medical officers should be abridged as much as possible. In a memorandum which they issued to local education
§ required particulars so far they are available.
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§ authorities in January last, they stated that where any of the arrangements had been fully described in previous reports and remained unaltered, it would be sufficient to refer to the relevant sections of a previous report. It was pointed out that apart from economy in printing, this would enable fuller information to be given as to any new developments during the year, or as to matters which had been the subject of special investigation.