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SECTION IY.
FOLLOWING UP.
There are 19 Health Visitors, 17 of whom devote 5/11 of their
time to school work, and two who are employed whole time in
school clinics. In addition there are two masseuses, one of whom
devotes all her time to school work and the other half her time,
the other half being occupied with Maternity and Child Welfare.
There are two whole-time dental assistants.
Perhaps the most arduous part of a school nurse's work, and
certainly the most important and valuable, is home visiting. This
demands perseverance, tact and good nature if satisfactory results
are to be achieved.
In addition the nurses assist at routine and special medical
inspections in the schools and pay periodical visits to schools for
cleanliness surveys. With the helpful co-operation of the Chief
School Attendance Officer and his staff, one or two of the persistent
offenders against cleanliness have been proceeded against
m Court, others have been brought before the Committee and
warned. Since these steps were taken, the nurses report a decided
change for the better in schools which previously gave unsatisfactory
findings. There are still, however, certain families which
consistently spoil the figures for some of the schools.
School Visits.
The following table summarises the visits paid, etc., in connection
with these duties : —
Visits to Schools re Cleanliness 40
Visits to School Departments re Cleanliness 463
Number of children inspected for cleanliness (first
inspection) 64274
Number of children inspected (subsequent inspections)
3281
Number of children found unclean (first inspection) 2749
Number of children found unclean (subsequent inspections)
1652