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The figures for exclusions are not related in any way to the
figures obtained in routine medical inspections. These figures
show an increase in Impetigo,Scarlet Fever,Measles,Whooping
Cough,Dysentery,Meningococcal Infection and Other causes whilst
Mumps and Jaundice show a decrease. Dysentery replaced Measles
as the most frequent recorded cause of absence from school.
WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES
Last year I commented on the advantages of School Nurses
being also Health Visitors. It is,however,clearly desirable
that their special skills and ability to correlate home and
school environments should not be wasted by duties capable of
performance by less qualified staff. As in most occupations it
is difficult to be precise about the division of functions into
"essential","desirable" and "unnecessary",and School Nurses
have themselves widely differing views. It was decided to follow
the recommendation of a Ministry of Health circular and the
appointment of an & E. A. Nurse for school clinic duties was put
forward for 1960. On the results of this trial decisions regarding
future establishments will be decided.
School Visits
Visits to School Departments re Cleanliness 418
Visits re Scabies or Ringworm 3
Visits re Infectious Disease 58
Visits re Medical Inspections 628
Visits re Medical Preparations 613
All other reasons 499
Home Visits
Concerning defects found at routine medical
inspections 590
Subsequent visits re defects found at routine
medical inspections 186
Visits re special cases 782
Visits other than infectious cases 1,135
Visits in connection with infectious cases 947