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6 weeks to the Parkstone Convalescent Home, Bournemouth (see
page 82) and 5 are waiting their turn for admission. Two are
having treatment at home, one attends great Ormond Street
Hospital, and two have left the District. The remaining 11 of the
cases referred for treatment have attended the Clinic for advice,
weighing, etc.
Of the 10 cases referred for observation, 1 is attending a
London Hospital and 9 have attended the Clinic.
SKIN DISEASES.
Ringworm.—No Case of Ringworm of the Scalp or Body was
discovered in 1925, This is the first time since 1910, when I commenced
the work of Medical Inspection, that the Schools have been
free from this disease, I referred in my last year's report to the
steady way in which Ringworm has diminished since the Education
Committee adopted vigorous methods of dealing with it. During
the years 1911, 1912, and 1913, the numbers of children excluded from
School for Ringworm were respectively 133, 99, and 63.
One wonders how long it will be before the School Medical
Officer will be able to present a clean sheet for a whole year in
respect of verminous children, a condition that is much more easily
eradicated than Ringworm and which is closely associated with the
cause of many of the minor ailments of school life.
Scabies.- Only one case was discovered during the year, and
was quickly cured by appropriate treatment.
Impetigo.- Seventeen cases were found at the Routine and
Special Inspections. Ten were cured by treatment at the Clinic,
four received home treatment, and three are still attending the
clinic for treatment. (In addition to the above many other cases
attended the daily clinic for treatment, see page 79.)
Other Skin Diseases.—The 45 cases under this heading consist
mainly of Urticaria, Eczema, Psoriasis, and Ichthyosis. Twenty-