§ Mr. Lyonsasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will give the number of school children medically examined in the city of Leicester at the most recent convenient date; the number of medical examiners then employed; and the number of children then found to need medical treatment?
Mr. LindsayDuring the year ended 31st December, 1936, 12,356 school children in the city of Leicester were examined at routine medical inspections, and 15,882 at special inspections. There were also 26,257 re-inspections. The number of children found at routine medical inspections to require treatment for defects other than defects of nutrition, un-cleanliness and dental diseases, was 1,569. Information is not available to show the number of children found to require treatment at special inspections, but 11,277 defects requiring treatment were found. On 31st December, 1936, six whole-time medical officers were employed by the local education authority in the work of medical inspection and treatment.
§ Mr. Lyonsasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will state the number of classes in the city of Leicester with more than 40 pupils?
Mr. LindsayOn the 31st March, 1937, the number of classes in public elementary 855W schools in the county borough of Leicester with more than 40 pupils on the rolls was 350; the total number of classes was 914.