Health Act, 1947

Attendance to health of children not pupils of schools.

22.—A health authority shall, in accordance with regulations made under section 28 of this Act, do, in respect of children in their functional area who are not pupils of any school, the following things—

(a) safeguard and improve their health and physical condition;

(b) arrange for their medical inspection at schools or other places;

(c) provide for their education in matters relating to health;

(d) provide for treatment of their illnesses and defects;

(e) ascertain cases of mental deficiency.