medical

• SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1907

  • The School Health Service began 90 years ago when the Education Act of 1907 introduced periodic inspections to address government concerns over the poor health of school children.
  • Doctors and nurses went into schools to give pupils compulsory medical checks and recommend any treatment they thought necessary.
  • These inspections were free, but until 1912, parents had to pay for any treatment required.
• MEDICAL ANALYSIS - FOR

  • Help given to poor children was seen as a step forward for all citizens, as well as pursuing the idea of the government properly looking after their people.
• MEDICAL ANALYSIS - AGAINST

  • They only inspected the children and delivered a report of their health, not providing the treatment to physically help the sickly children recover.