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found are brought to the notice of the Education Committee and
Managers.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND SCHOOLS.
Following a suggestion of the Ministry of Health, an arrangement
is in force between the Council and Education Committee,
under which the Head Teachers of the various schools notify the
Medical Officer of Health of all absentees suspected to be suffering
from any infectious disease.
These absentees are then visited, and the cause of absence
ascertained.
This method of discovering cases of infectious disease is
important, in that Measles, Whooping Cough, Chicken Pox and
Mumps are not notifiable, and the Public Health Department relies
upon the list of absentees to discover the extent of an outbreak
of such diseases.
Number of children notified to be absent from
School due to suspected Infectious Disease 920
Number of children found to be suffering from
Infectious Disease 593
This compares with the following figures for last year:—
Number of children notified to be absent
from School due to suspected Infectious
Disease 683
Number of children found to be suffering
from Infectious Disease 410
RAG FLOCK ACTS, 1911 AND 1928.
There are three premises in the District where Rag Flock is
manufactured, used or sold, and these are kept under observation
by the Sanitary Inspectors.
Four samples were taken during the year, and these were all
found to comply with the standard laid down in the Acts.