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Heston and Isleworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Hair, Scalp and Body.
The following tables state the results of the medical examination of the school children in relation to these matters:—
| Boys. | Girls. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entering. | Leaving. | Entering. | Leaving. | |
| No. of observations | 400 | 181 | 403 | 126 |
| Clean | 353 | 169 | 230 | 61 |
| Nitty | 44 | 11 | 170 | 65 |
| Verminous | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| No. of children excluded on account of nitty or verminous conditions | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| Total No. of attendances lost by children excluded | 90 | 0 | 740 | 260 |
The 1110 children submitted to routine medical inspection
were not in any way specially selected. Yet 297 or 26 7 per cent.
were in a nitty or verminous condition. Twenty-two of this
number were in such a state that they were not fit to associate
with other children at school, and were consequently excluded,
the total number of school attendances lost by them, being 1090.
Reference to the special cases classified on page 19 will
shew that in addition to these 22, 141 other children were excluded
on account of nitty and verminous conditions, involving a
further loss of 5660 attendances. The total number of attendances
lost therefore, was 6750. As £4 represents the value to the
Committee and the State of every 400 attendances, it may be
put that £67 10s. Od. was lost on account of these conditions.
It has been decided to appoint a school health visitor to assist
in getting these children cleansed, and it is certain that by her
exertions much of this loss will be recovered.