APPENDIX NINE (VII) INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINAERS IN PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION. [Vide Rule 48.6]- SS CODE

 

APPENDIX NINE (VII)

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINAERS IN PHYSICAL

MEASUREMENTS

AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION.

[Vide Rule 48.6]

 

Medical Examination

 

A. Physical measurements:

 

1. The equipment required for physical measurements should be kept ready before the work is started.

 

2. The personal information and history part of the forms should be filled up before physical measurements are taken.

 

3. The height should be taken, without shoes, after making the pupil stand with his heels touching the stand or wall and keeping head erect. Keep the right angle measure against his head and wall and ask the pupil to move out and taken reading in cms.

 

4. For chest measurements, ask the pupil to take off his clothing. Keeps the tape touching the exillary folds above, the nipple line. Ask the pupil to breathe in and out a few times and take the reading as it is done.

 

5. For abdominal measurement. Take it around the umbiliens.

 

B. Medical Examination:

 

1. Divide the work if there are other helpers. It is desirable that the same work is done for all pupils by the same person.

 

2. General builds and constitution should be taken in the beginnings. This is the impression that the pupil makes. It is desirable to keep as little clothing as possible at the time of examination.

 

Write A-for very good, B- for goof and average, C- for poor, below average condition.

 

See nutrition, build, muscular and other general development.

 

3. Medical examination forms should be of different colors for boys and girls.

 

4. The following special examination wherever possible should be tyaken once in seven years:

(i) Mental test;

(ii) Mass screening;

(iii) Urine examination;

(iv) Blood pressure;

(v) Special examination of defects detected in the course of the routine medical examination.

 

Study of diet in detail.

 

School should be graded in three categories:

 

(a) First grade- Where medical examination follows up and health education is done satisfactorily.

 

(b) Second grade- Where medical examination follows up and health education is done to certain extent.

 

(b) Third grade- Where only medical examination is done.

 

7. Fees for detailed medical examination should be at least 50 paise and medical checkup 25 paise compulsorily. School should be authorized to collect from guardians up to rupees two per defect for managing follow up work of the defective pupils.

 

8. Medical examination report should be inspected by a medical man and not by the education officer.

 

9. The defects should be underlined in red pencil or ink.

 

10. Year to year health record certificate must accompany the school leaving certificate.

 

11. The record should not be destroyed without the previous permission of the department.