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given for the appropriate condition. In cases of any difficulty,
the nurses undertake to show the parents now to carry out the instructions
issued.
In some instances a summons has to be issued for want of
attendance at school. The School Attendance Committee are apt
to be lenient in the matter of prosecutions. Looking through the
lists, we find that children have been excluded and allowed to remain
out of school for as long as 6 weeks.
It has been stated in a previous paragraph that under present
conditions, the head and body can be disinfested in a few hours,
and in no instance is it necessary for a child to be out of school for
a longer period than 2 or 3 days. This allows for any domestic
contingencies which may arise. In respect of absence from school
there is room for improvement.
In the following Tables the schools are referred to by numbers.