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In all cases of children excluded for their verminous condition, the
School Nurse visits the home for the purpose of giving advice and
warning. Where necessary, her visit is followed by the visit of the
Sanitary Inspector, and—where thought desirable—cases are referred to
the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The local Inspector of
this Society is always most willing and prompt to visit cases of neglect,
and his influence is most salutary.
Oases who are absent owing to such diseases as ringworm,
scabies, impetigo, etc., are seen by the School Medical Inspector
at frequent intervals, with a view to ascertaining their fitness, or
otherwise, to return to school, and also to find out whether they are
having treatment. In these cases a certificate of exclusion is sent to
the Head Teacher after each visit. The longest interval between the
visits should not be more than three weeks in the case of ringworm; in
other diseases much less, so that a Head Teacher should get a certificate
of exclusion at least every three weeks. In the case of the teacher
not getting one, an Attendance Officer visits the child to obtain its
attendance for examination. The number of these cases examined
during the year was 847.
The following table shows the number of cases in which notices
were sent to parents advising them to have medical treatment for their
children, with the defects for which such treatment was required:—