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When children are excluded under a medical certificate visits
are no longer paid by the Health Visitor, and in these cases on renewal
of certificates (usually valid for about 3 months) it is not uncommon
to have children absent from school for so many months that considerable
educational loss is sustained.
Where Health Visitors give directions to the parents and pay
visits to ensure that the treatment is carried out the recovery is comparatively
rapid, but much time is lost by the absence of the mothers
from home when visits are paid.
At present no means of treatment by X Rays is available.
This method is to be urged in case of a large outbreak of ringworm
in the district, but at present the number of cases has not been
sufficient to necessitate measures being taken. The method adopted
is either to instal the necessary apparatus, or as an alternative to
arrange with a medical practitioner to carry out the X Ray treatment
in selected cases. The latter plan does away with the necessity of
purchasing an elaborate electrical apparatus, and also provides for the
treatment of ringworm without unduly curtailing the amount of time
that could be devoted to other urgent School work.