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parents, and to obtain further family history where necessary.
4th.—The School Nurse is frequently requested to undertake
some special investigation, and by this means is often able to
prepare the ground for more detailed investigation by the
Medical Officer. 5th. -She attends with the School Dentist
at the dental clinic.
The Nurse keeps a diary of all her work, and also careful
records of each case visited. The Nurse's work is at times
exceedingly irksome and monotonous. The following is a
brief summary of her work during 1914:—
School Visits:—
Attendance at Medical, Dental and Eye Inspection 198
Additional visits to Schools in connection with
examinations as to general cleanliness, hair, etc. 428
Total number of visits to Schools 626
"Domiciliary" Visits:—
Visits re cases of ringworm 141
Visits re defects found at time of Medical Inspection
and general "following up" 326
Visits re uncleanliness of head, etc. 298
Total number of visits to homes 765
Visual Defects.
Of the 451 boys examined over the age of 8 years, 62
or 13.7% shewed visual defects worse than 6/9, and of the
492 girls over the same; age 58 or 11.7% had similar defects.
Of the 62 boys 17 had already been supplied with spectacles,
and of the girls 24. Seven boys suffered from slight visual defects
(6/9), and 13 girls had similar sight defect. In all 120
children, or 12.7%, were found to be suffering from visual
defects worse than 6/9, and 20 children suffering from sight
defect (6/9.)