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It will be noticed that although the number of visits paid
to schools, and the number of children examined, has greatly
increased over last year's work, the number of children found
verminous was less. The various duties of the school nurses
include their attendance at the Minor Ailments Clinic, and the
Dental and Ophthalmic Sessions, at their respective times.
Minor Ailments are treated at the school clinic, but in all
cases where practicable children suffering from defects, other
than Minor Ailments, are referred to general medical practitioners
or to Hospitals.
Apart from the use of the clinic as a treatment centre, it
performs the function of re-examining certain children who
were discovered at previous inspections to require observation ;
also children are presented for examination 011 the advice of
teachers or parents.

Infectious Diseases.
As mentioned last year, the scheme adopted for detecting
outbreaks of infectious diseases is fully described on page 11
of the report to the Committee for the year 1932.
During 1936, 29 swabs were examined for Diphtheria, 2
of these proving positive.