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TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE
Number of cases of Notified Tuberculosis:-
Pulmonary 11
Non-Pulmonary 1
Taking the total child population at 42,47 9 (estimated), the
pulmonary tuberculosis incidence rate per 100,000 was 25.9, and
the non-pulmonary 2. 4. There were no deaths from tuberculosis.
CAUSES OF DEATH IN SCHOOL CHILDREN
prom the weekly returns of the local Registrar and from the
inward transfers, it is possible to abstract the causes of death
of all school children. There were 13 in 1961 equal to a death
rate for this group of 0.36 per thousand. This is an average
low figure and the details were:-
Leukaemia 2
Other Malignant Diseases 2
Pneumonia 3
Congenital Diseases 3
Nephritis 1
Motor Accidents 1
Other Accidents 1
Total 13
CAUSES OF EXCLUSION FROM SCHOOL
During 1961, Measles was the specific infection causing the
most absences from school, followed by chicken Pox, German
Measles and Mumps in that order.
The detailed figures given in Appendix D, Page 58, refer
only to named infectious diseases. There was the usual amount
of absence through ill defined upper respiratory infections,
feverish colds, etc., which are not recorded in these returns.
WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES
Every effort is made to build up close co-operation by the
health visitor/school nurse and the teaching staffs of the
schools in her district. When there are particular difficulties,
for example, undue prevalence of infectious illness, the school
nurse would be expected to call every day at the school to deal
*ith queries which may arise in regard to individual children.
For details of visits, see Appendix F, Page 60.
The experimenting of appointing a State Enrolled Nurse for
clinic duties proved entirely satisfactory. It was shown to be
a proper method to relieve health visitors who are also school
nurses of certain routine tasks so that they were available for
duties which only they can do. Additional staff in this grade
will be recruited.