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All crippled school children are seen at least once in each year
in order that a record may be made of their progress.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
By means of the returns of non-notifiable infectious disease,
supplied at the end of each week by the head-teachers, it was
ascertained that during the year the numbers of children absent
from school on account of these diseases were as follows :—
Measles ... ... ... ... 21
Whooping Cough ... ... ... 319
Chicken Pox ... ... ... ... 357
Mumps ... ... ... ... 162
The reduction of the attendance below 60 per cent, was attributable
to the prevalence of influenza at the following schools
and certificates were supplied by the vSchool Medical Officer to
that effect under Schedule IV, Rule 23 of the Code :—
Good Shepherd Hall Infants', week ending June 21st.
Little Ealing Infants', week ending June 28th.
Northfields Infants', weeks ending June 21st and 28th.
Oaklands Road Infants', weeks ending June 21st and 28th.
Children to the number of 420 were excluded during the year
under Article 53 of the Education Code for the following conditions
:—
Conjunctivitis ... ... ... 9
Impetigo ... ... ... ... 364
Ringworm of Head ... ... ... 6
Ringworm of Body ... ... ... 9
Scabies ... ... ... ... 13
Other Skin Diseases ... ... 19
Total ... 420
In the diagnosis of infectious conditions in school children use
is freely made of the facilities offered by the bacteriological laboratory
of the Public Health Department.