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3. THE BOROUGH COUNCIL HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THIS SPECIAL TREATMENT, PARTICULARS
AVAILABLE FROM ANY OFFICER OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
4. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY HAS SUSPICIOUS
SIGNS CONSULT THE FAMILY DOCTOR AT ONCE
AND ALSO ASK ADVICE IN CASE OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF ANY OTHERS IN THE FAMILY BEING
ALSO INFECTED.
Verminous Conditions.
Only 19 cases of body verminous conditions
requiring special advice and assistance
were found during the year - 8 were
referred from hospitals, 5 from private
medical practitioners, 3 the Health Clinics,
2 by factory Medical Officers and 1 by a
school Medical Officer, but the Health Officers
are ready always to assist Welfare Officers
of factories for example.
Ministry of Health Circular 2831 (2nd
July, 1943) asks that a special reference
to the steps taken under this circular should
be included in this annual report. In their
Health Education talks at the Clinics and at
the Home visits, the Health Visitors always
take the opportunity as occasion arises and
appears appropriate, to give a word of advice
regarding attention to general cleanliness
and to personal habits including attention to
the hair. For children under 5 years
probably the best general advice is that the
hair should be worn short. The adolescent
girl requires a word regarding the necessity
of day to day combing and brushing of the
hair, as evidently there is a tendency with
the present day permanent waving method of
hairdressing rather to neglect this fundamental
necessity. Special metal combs are
31.