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Skin Diseases.
Wo are particularly free in this district from that
obstinate affection of the scalp—ringworm. 8 cases have
been noted during the year. These cases entail a long
exclusion from school, and arrangements were made by
the Committee for their treatment at Guy's Hospital,
London, by X Rays, about the end of the year. Two
such cases have been treated with marked success, the
period of their exclusion from school being lessened to a
considerable degree.
The number of cases of scabies (40) is less than that
of last year. We are still treating them in the same
way, that is by lysol scrubbings every day, under the
nurses, and ointments at home.
Impetigo, 190 cases, is the most frequent of our skin
affections, and it takes up the attention of our nurses
every morning, more than anything else.
Ear Disease.
There are 29 children attending the Clinic for this
distressing malady. They are not excluded from school
as long as they attend the Clinic regularly to have treatment
by the school nurses. Many of these cases are very
chronic.
External Eye Disease.
75 children suffering from diseases consisting of
ophthalmia, conjunctivitis and corneal ulcer were sent
to us from the schools. A great number suffered from
conjunctivitis, and were treated by the school nurses
every morning. Any severe cases were referred to the
Ophthalmic Surgeon.
Tuberculosis.
We are in close co-operation with the Tuberculosis
Dispensary in this district, and cases either pulmonary
or glandular, are at once referred there for special advice
and treatment. A register of cases is kept at the Clinic,