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RINGWORM.
For 1911 the total number of cases reported was 150,
while in 1910 the number was 128, and in 1909 it was 114.
There has never been such careful supervision and examination
of the heads of school children as during the past year,
therefore the increase in the total is probably due to that
cause. There have been the children examined at the
ordinary medical inspection, and then, in addition to that,
the Health Visitor has inspected the heads of all the children
in the schools every three months, so that it is not easy for
any suspicious case to escape notice. Also, too, these measures
encourage the teachers to take more notice of any
unusual condition. The diagnosis is always confirmed by
microscopical examination, and no child is allowed to return
to school until this examination shows the absence of Ringworm
fungus. This increased attention and stricter supervision
of these cases should produce some effect another year
in diminishing the total number of cases.
TREATMENT.
The treatment of Ringworm by the X-ray method, as
explained in last year's report, has been continued on the
same lines, and the following gives the results for the year
1911. There have been no mishaps or drawbacks to the
application.