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FOLLOWING UP
There are 22 Health Visitors, who devote 5/11ths of their time
to school work. 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 four whole-time dental assistants.
The nurses also 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 Enquiry
Officer and his staff, persistent offenders against cleanliness have
been proceeded against in Court, others have been brought before
the Committee and warned.
School Visits.
The following Table summarises the visits paid, etc., in connection
with these duties:—
Visits to Schools re Cleanliness 49
Total Visits to School Departments re Cleanliness 465
Number of children inspected for cleanliness (first
inspection) 59,696
Number of children inspected (subsequent inspections)
2,410
Number of children found unclean (first inspection) 1,511
(1,813 occasions
of infestation)
Number of occasions in which children found unclean
(subsequent inspections) 2,410
In addition, 1,474 "other visits" to schools were made.
Home Visits.
Concerning defects found at routine medical
inspections 1,828
Subsequent visits re defects found at routine
medical inspections 807
Visits re special cases 794
Visits to dental cases 121
Visits in connection with infectious cases and other
visits (including 116 visits concerning uncleanliness)
14,447