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the details of the scheme, and we believe that its formal approval by the Board
is now only withheld until the conclusion of the European war. There is no
scheme which can be applied universally, and any scheme to be successful
must be framed with the knowledge of the peculiar needs of the area concerned-
INFECTIOUS AND (or) CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
The number of children excluded at the routine inspection was 324—126 boys
and 198 girls, the reasons for exclusion being:—
Cause.
Boys.
Girls.
Cause.
Boys
Girls
Vermin of Head
28
66
Iritis
0
1
Vermin of Body
61
101
Conjunctivitis
0
1
Scabies or Itch
11
4
Broncho-pneumonia
2
0
Impetigo
7
5
Congenital Heart trouble
1
0
Dirt
2
1
Tonsillitis
2
0
Eczema
1
8
Diarrhæa
1
0
Dermatitis
1
0
Cancrum oris
0
1
Scarlet Fever
2
0
Otorrhæa
0
1
Mumps
3
1
Bronchitis
0
2
Chicken Pox
2
1
Nephritis
0
1
German Measles
0
1
126
198
Measles
0
1
Corneal Ulcer
1
1
Blepharitis
1
1
The total number of exclusion certificates (including the above) issued for
contagious and other diseases by the School Medical Officers during the year
was 1,630 the reasons for the exclusions being:—
Measles 2 Impetigo 135
Diphtheria 2 Other Skin Diseases 135
Mumps 3 Eye Disease 101
Chickenpox 7 Ear Disease 18
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 31 Chorea 27
Other Tuberculosis 12 Epilepsy 4
Bronchial Catarrh 31 Mentally Deficient 6
Ringworm 253 Other causes 92
Dirt 8
Vermin 535 1,630
Scabies 228
The number 1630 is 156 more than last year; this increase is mainly due to
the children being seen again and again at shorter intervals than formerly.