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ditions still requiring treatment, I do not think such an
arrangement the most economical.
Conditions occurring amongst School Children still requiring
Treatment.
The conditions occurring amongst school children for
which provision for treatment still requires to be made are:
(1) The Outstanding Cases of Ringworm.
(2) Diseases of the Skin other than Ringworm.
(3) Diseases of the Nose and Throat.
(4) Diseases of the Ear.
(5) Malnutrition and Anæmia.
Diseases of the Skin.—The diseases of the skin other
than ringworm, which commonly occur amongst school
children, are Scabies, Eczema, Impetigo, Sores, Acne, etc.
These conditions easily yield to simple treatment if properly
and efficiently carried out. They are, however, frequently
the cause of long absence from school, owing to want of
treatment or to treatment improperly carried out.
In a special return presented to the Education Committee
in 1912 it was shown that 89 cases of Scabies came
under the notice of the School Medical Officer, between
January 9th, 1911, and July 4th, 1912. These cases lost
7,074 attendances, the average period of exclusion in each
case being eight weeks. Scabies is a condition which should
recover in the course of one week by proper treatment, and
much school time would therefore be saved by establishing
treatment for this and other skin conditions.
The Annual Reports of the School Medical Officer for
1912 and 1913 show that 1,308 cases of skin diseases, including
Ringworm, were brought under notice in 1912, and
that 1,126 cases of skin diseases, excluding Ringworm,
came under notice in 1913.