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E.—Treatment of Uncleanliness.
(a) The average number of visits per annum made by the School Nurses to each School 16
(b) The total number of examinations made of children by School Nurses in the year
in the Schools 31,759
(c) The number of individual children found unclean 2,748
(d) The arrangements made by the Authority for cleansing, and the number of children
cleansed 318
The Authority has established a cleansing room at each of its two Municipal Clinics.
Children excluded from School for nitty and verminous conditions are given the opportunity
of being cleansed at these Clinics. The mothers are encouraged to attend with the
children so that they may see how the cleansing should be carried out.
Baths are also given for scabies and other skin conditions as necessary.
(e) A record of legal proceedings taken under the Children Act, 1908, or the School
dance Bye-laws. Under the School Attendance Bye-laws, 13 Summonses were
issued, 3 were adjourned or withdrawn, and 10 Fines were inflicted, the amounts
ranging from 3s. 6d. to 10s.
(f) No. of school sessions at which inspections were conducted 527
(g) (i) Original Inspections:—
Children examined 23,080
Children excluded on account of uncleanliness 473
(ii.) Re-inspections:—
Children examined 8,679
Children excluded on account of uncleanliness 285
(iii.) Total:—
Examinations 31,759
Exclusions on account of uncleanliness 758