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There were five children where deformities were the result of
paralysis of muscles. One was a case of Erb's paralysis, three were
the result of Anterior Myelitis (infantile paralysis), and one was
due to paralysis of the facial muscles. All these cases have had
various forms of treatment, massage, electrical, etc. One has had
an operation for nerve grafting.
Five children had deformity of the feet, in one the deformity
involved the foot and leg, and this boy received treatment by
operation at an Orthopaedic Hospital; the remaining four were
cases of flat feet which were treated by exercises and gave good
results.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The methods by which information of sickness, infectious or
non-infectious, amongst school children is notified to the School
Medical Officer have been described in previous reports, and are
working satisfactorily. By these methods the School Medical
Officer learns of practically every case of illness in a school child,
and the home is visited by the School Nurse and appropriate advice
given.
During the year the School Nurse made 2759 visits to the homes
of children who were reported absent on account of sickness.
Whooping Cough and Mumps were prevalent during the year, and
the following Exclusion Table shows the numbers excluded from
school for these diseases.
School Closure.—No School or Department was closed during
the year on account of infectious disease.
Exclusions.—The following Table gives the numbers of children
excluded from school under Article 53 (b) of the Code, or other
statutory provisions, during the year: —