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118 Infectious Disease.
No action was taken during the year under Article
57 of the Code.
Following Up.
When medical inspection in a school has been completed,
forms are made out, giving a list of children
found to have adenoids or enlarged tonsils, defective
eyesight and defective teeth, all children suffering from
one class of defect being entered on a form distinguishingly
coloured. These forms are passed over to the
Clinic Nurses, who visit the houses and advise treatment,
which is subsequently arranged for if the parents
consent to treatment at the School Clinic. Repeated
visits may be necessary before treatment is ultimately
carried out. When treatment is given record
cards are made out indicating its nature and the progress
of the child.
Children found at medical inspection to have defects
requiring hygienic care, and perhaps medical
attention, are placed in a separate group, which is kept
under the supervision of the nurse who assists at the
inspection in the school. She visits the homes and gives
the parents advice on the care of the children, recommending
medical attention when considered necessary
or desirable. The children in this group are usually
those suffering from anaemia, heart disease, suspected
tuberculosis, and malnutrition. Record cards are made
out for all these children, notes being kept of the nurse's
visits and of the children's condition, and the results
of subsequent special medical examinations. The
School Nurses in this way are able to keep all defective
children under supervision.