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to school within an average of 4 days. But alas! there
are a stubborn few parents who tell you flatly that their
children breed them, and so they are not to blame for the
condition, and make no attempt or little at all to get rid
of them. Remonstrances, admonition, entreaties have
no effect upon these people, they dally from day to day
with the condition, and thus the child is hindered in its
education, for how can you seat a child of this description
beside a clean child in school, to the detriment of all
the members of the class?
Tonsils and Adenoids,
The percentage amongst the younger children
affected with enlarged tonsils and adenoids is still large,
but amongst the older ones advantage has been taken of
the Committee's arrangements with the London Hospitals
during the last 2 years, and many of these children
have had them removed and are now, in consequence, in
far healthier condition. This has reduced the percentage
to 20 per cent. over all those examined, and includes
slight cases which do not call for operation.
Tuberculosis.
Seven cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were met
with during the Routine Inspection of the children.
These were at once brought to the notice of the Tuberculosis
Dispensary, and are visited by the School Nurses.
Skin Diseases.
There are very few cases of these to be met with at
the time of Inspection. Whenever one occurs the child
is sent at once to the School Clinic, either by their
teachers or by the nurses on the occasion of their periodic
visits.
External Eye Disease.
The same may be said regarding the presence of any
external disease of the eyes. Only 4 cases were recorded
for the year, although it will be seen that we have treated
many more which were sent to us at the Clinic.