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Examinations for recuperative holidays
Thirty-six such examinations were carried out in 1967 (47
examinations in 1966). The schoolchildren were examined after
recommendations by school medical officers, the Children's Department,
the Education Department or various social agencies, as being
in need of a holiday which would provide fresh air, nourishing diet
and adequate rest. Sometimes these children were accompanied by
their siblings, while mother and children under five also enjoyed a
holiday elsewhere.
Infectious Diseases in Schools
Disease Number
Chickenpox 768
Dysentery, diarrhoea or enteritis 91
German Measles 175
Impetigo 38
Influenza 4
Jaundice 8
Measles 714
Mumps 386
Ophthalmia and conjunctivitis 21
Pneumonia 1
Ringworm (scalp) 2
Scabies 4
Scarlet Fever 70
Sore throat and tonsillitis 84
Whooping cough 95