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If you exclude the children who are suffering from
one carious tooth only of a very slight nature, then
The percentage is considerably lowered to 26 per cent.
of the children examined. In this way 576 were referred
for treatment.
There is no doubt that the elder children have benefitted
considerably from the treatment in past years.
There are very few cases of carious teeth amongst them.
Infectious Disease—Review of the Action taken to
Detect and Prevent the Spread of Infectious
Disease.
The Medical Officer of Health when notified of the
occurrence of any infectious disease in the district,
sends a list of all the children so affected to the Assistant
School Medical Officer, with the name of the School
at which the child attends. Enquiries are at once made
by him at that particular school, as to the possible source
of its origin there, and for the detection of "missed"
cases. Classes are examined, contacts kept under observation,
and in the case of diphtheria and suspicious sore
throats, swabs are taken for bacteriological examination.
28 swabs were taken from suspicious cases during
the year, and 3 children in whom the result was positive,
were excluded from school.
At times, suspicious cases of sore throats or rash
are sent direct from school by the teachers, to the Clinic,
and in this way we have been able to detect and segregate
2 cases of diphtheria and 11 cases of scarlet fever.
In all, 138 visits were paid by the Assistant School
Medical Officer to the various departments of the schools,
in connection with his investigations into cases of infectious
disease, and the contacts during the year.