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91 children were cleansed at the Health Centre in accordance
with the arrangements made by the Education Committee.
Although this figure is slightly in excess of that for the previous
year the total number of unclean children found by the nurses
during their systematic inspections of the schools during 1931
amounted to 205. During 1930 the number was 354. This indicates
a marked improvement in the standard of cleanliness of
the children. As a rule, no school child is now cleansed at the
Health Centre unless the mother, on account of illness or other
bona fide reasons, is unable to cleanse the child herself.
In no cases were legal proceedings necessary.
(b) Minor Ailments. See below and also sections under
Medical Treatment.
(c) Tonsils and Adenoids. At the routine medical inspection
there were 32 cases of enlarged tonsils, 1 case of adenoids, and
51 cases of adenoids with enlarged tonsils requiring treatment.
Thus out of 1,905 children examined in the routine way, 84 or
approximately 4.4% were found to need operation. In addition,
there were 129 children or 6.7% with enlarged tonsils or with
adenoids and enlarged tonsils requiring to be kept under observation
but not requiring treatment. At the Health Centre 116
other cases were found on special examination to require operation
for this condition. These percentages are slightly lower
than those for the preceding year.
(d) Tuberculosis. One suspected case of pulmonary tuberculosis
requiring treatment was discovered at the routine medical
inspection.
In addition, two other cases of tuberculosis were found, one
being a case of tuberculous glands.
These children were under treatment, and the disease was
in an arrested condition.
At the special inspections conducted at the Health Centre
there were two suspected cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
requiring treatment and one suspected case requiring to be kept
under observation but not requiring treatment. Two other cases
of tuberculosis were also found at the Health Centre to be
requiring treatment. One was a case of tuberculosis of the skin.
Suspected cases are referred to the Tuberculosis Physician
between whom and the School Medical Staff a close co-operation
exists.
(c) Skift Disease. Of the children examined as routine cases
in the schools, 1% were found to be suffering from skin diseases.
Four were, suffering from impetigo and 15 from other minor
skin ailments. ,
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