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Following Up.
47
Impetigo 243
Ringworm of the head 69
Ringworm of the body 13
Scabies 46
Other skin diseases 36
Total 407
When children have been excluded they are not readmitted
until they have been submitted to the School
Medical Officer for examination and found free from
infection. This rule is strictly adhered to by the
teachers.
No action was taken during the year under Article 57
of the Code.
Following Up.
After medical inspection in a school has been completed,
forms are made out giving a list of all children
found to have adenoids or enlarged tonsils, defective
eyesight or defective teeth, each group being entered
on a form of a distinguishing colour. These forms are
handed to the Clinic Nurses, who visit the homes and
advise treatment, which is subsequently arranged for
at the School Clinic if the parents desire it. Repeated
visits may have to be made before the parents consent
to the treatment.
Other children, who suffer from defects requiring
hygienic care, or who require medical attention which
cannot be given at the Clinic, are placed in a separate
group which is kept under the supervision of the nurse
who regularly assists at the medical inspection in the
schools. She visits the homes and advises parents