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RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SEEN AT ROUTINE
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS DURING 1957 WHO HAVE UNDERGONE
TONSILLECTOMY
Entrants Boys 137 - 8.5 % Girls 91-7.0% AU Entrants 228 - 7.8%
All boys 13 6 2 - 24.2%
8-9yrs. Boys 351 - 23.3% All 8 - 9 yrs 711 - 22 9%
„ Girls 360 - 22.6%
Inter Boys 368 - 31. 1%
„ Girls 264 - 18.4% All Intet 632-24.1%
All Girls 1088 - 19.5%
Leavers Boys 506 - 38.4%
„ Girls 373 - 30.0% All Leaves 879-34.4%
All Groups Boys and Girls 2450 - 21.9%
UNCLEANLINESS
Cleanliness inspections are carried out by the School Nurses
each term in every school, so that all pupils are brought under
review. The finding of slight infestation in unexpected offenders
leads to the issue of an informal letter to the parents, setting
out a method of treatment and offering a supply of suitable
emulsion. The appropriate formal notices are sent to the parents
of children previously found verminous. Steel combs are sold or
loaned where necessary. Endeavour is made to serve notices on the
parents by the School Nurse personally, so that she has opportunity
to emphasise that infestation may be a family complaint
and not limited to the school child, and the need for constant
cleanliness to prevent relapses. A cleansing station is provided
for the treatment of scabies and very occasionally deals with
other verminous conditions.
Number of children inspected for Cleanliness
(first inspection) 61,293
Number of children inspected (subsequent
inspections) 1,859
Number of children found unclean (first
inspection) (531 occasions of infestation) 321
Number of occasions in which children found
unclean (subsequent inspections) 223
At the primary inspections vermin were found in 36 and nits
alone in 495 children. On these inspections 0.9 per cent. of the
children showed evidence of infestation as against 0.7 in 1956.
14 children attended the Cleansing Station for treatment.