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year olds, the 9 year olds, and the girl leavers of 13. The decrease
is too slight to cause anxiety, but is unexpected in view of the
greatiy increased numbers of school meals and milk supplied.
Immunisation against Diphtheria was carried out as formerly,
and in all cases except Acton Wells School and Southfield Upper
the percentage of children inoculated has gone up. A table is
included in the report. 11 cases of Diphtheria, however, were
notified among children of school age, but of these the diagnosis
was unconfirmed in 4 cases, and of the others, none had been fully
immunised.
Scabies continued to increase during the year in spite of
increased surveys in the schools to try and detect sufferers. A table
of cases is included in the report shewing the schools affected. Cases
were either treated at home or referred to the Cleansing Baths at
Kensington. 9 cases had more than one attack during the year.
The verminous condition of Acton school children has undergone
an improvement. More visits were paid, but fewer children
were found to be unclean. This is satisfactory, but much still
requires to be done as the same families are found to be infested
time and time again, and no real effort is made to keep these children
clean after they have been got to a state where they can be
re-admitted to school.
SCHOOL MEALS AND MILK.
Number of meals supplied—1942 109,695
Number of free meals supplied 11,578
Number of bottles of free milk supplied 41,818
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Scarlet Fever.
28 cases were reported during 1942 ih the school population,
the distribution being as follows."—
Beaumont Park 1
Bepymede 7
Derwentwater 9
John Perryn 1
Priory 3
Rothschild 2
Southfield 3
West Acton 2