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schools then occurred under the former arrangements. However
desirable the re-grouping recommended may be educationally, it is
not advantageous from the medical aspect.
FOLLOWING UP
There are 22 Health Visitors, who devote 5/llths of their time
to school work. In addition, there are two masseuses, one of whom
devotes all her time to school work, and the other half her time, the
other half being occupied with Maternity and Child Welfare.
There are four whole-time dental assistants.
The nurses also assist at routine and special medical inspections
in the schools and pay peri0dical visits to schools for cleanliness
surveys. With the helpful co-operation of the Chief Enquiry
Officer and his staff, persistent offenders against cleanliness have
been proceeded against in Court, others have been brought before
the Committee and warned.
School Visits.
The following Table summarises the visits paid, etc., in connection
with these duties:—
Visits to Schools re Cleanliness 47
Visits to School Departments re Cleanliness 446
Number of children inspected for cleanliness (first
inspection) 55,908
Number of children inspected (subsequent inspections)
2,815
Number of occasions in which children found unclean
(first inspection) 1,750
Number of occasions in which children found unclean
(subsequent inspections) 1,302
In addition, 1,282 " other visits " to schools were made.
Home Visits.
Concerning defects found at routine medical
inspections 1,745
Subsequent visits re defects found at routine
medical inspections 793
Visits re special cases 1,172
Visits to dental cases 74
Visits in connection with infectious cases and
other visits (including 102 visits concerning
uncleanliness) 15,385