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above 57 cases. Children suffering from these diseases, which are
due entirely to neglect, and quickly yield to a thorough cleaning of
the head, are often kept at home in a filthy and infectious condition
for several weeks before the parents can be persuaded that it is their
duty to make any effort to clean the heads. In a large majority of
the ringworm cases, however, the parents fully appreciate the facilities
afforded for the treatment of their children at the Hospital, and
thoroughly carry out all instructions, with the result that, although
ringworm is a disease which tends to run a long Course, these children
are usually fit to return to school after a comparatively short period
of treatment."
EYESIGHT OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
The following table gives the results of vision testing in the
Schools. Children with subnormal vision, who constitute so large a
proportion of scholars, ought all to be re-examined by the school
Medical Officer, and in those cases which he reports as urgently in
need of glasses greater pressure should be placed upon the parents
than is possible under the existing procedure. The practice will
require considerable modification when the fresh arrangements
necessary to carry out the provisions of the Education (Administrative
Provisions) Act come into operation.