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(c) Insistence upon some form of medical treatment being
given. Facilities offered for X-Ray Treatment.
(d) Examination by the School Medical Officer of every
child excluded before being allowed to return to
school. This is most frequently carried out at the
Offices of the Public Health Debarment.
Every effort is made to prevent affected children being
sent to Sunday School, but not always can this be ensured.
During 1914 the School Nurse made 141 visits to the
homes in connection with cases of Ringworm, and 56 specimens
of hair were microscopically examined by the School
Medical Officer.
That success is attending our efforts is shewn by a comparison
of the number of Ringworm cases on the Exclusion
List at the following dates since the system has been completed.
Number of children on Exclusion List, Dec. 1909 48
,, ,, ,, Dec. 1910 28
„ „ „ Dec. 1911 19
,, ,, ,, Dec. 1912 13
,, ,, ,, Dec. 1913 9
,, ,, ,, Dec. 1914 9
Treatment.
During the year 1914, 15 children received X-Ray treatment;
2 of these were excluded during the latter part of 1913,
the remaining 13 in 1914. 10 have returned to school. Of the
remaining 15 cases 1 was excluded in 1912, and 14 in 1914.
These cases have bee ntreated by drugs, 9 of which only had
returned to school by 31st December, 1914.
Tables A and B set out particulars for each child. The
most interesting point that emerges is that the average number
of school attendances lost by children suffering from
ringworm of the scalp was 237.2, as compared with 447.3 for
the year 1913 in the case of those treated by ointment, etc.,
the year 90.5 as compared with 77.9 for last year in those
treated by X-Rays.