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E.—Treatment of Uncleanliness.
a) The average number of visits per annum made by the School Nurses to each School 34
(b) The total number of examinations made of children by School Nurses in the year
in the Schools 46,010
(c) The number of individual children found unclean 3,537
(d) The arrangements made by the Authority for cleansing, and the number of children
cleansed under these arrangements 761
The Authority has established a cleansing room at each of its two Municipal Clinics.
Children excluded from School for nitty or 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
tendance Bye-laws.
The following information has been supplied by the Chief Education Officer,
to whom cases for prosecution are referred.
Children Act, 1908. Two cases were taken under this Act:—
One case was fined 7s. 6d.
One case was adjourned for four weeks, on account of parents' illness, and then
withdrawn, as the child was putting in full attendance.
School Attendance Bye-Laws.
22 cases were taken under these Bye-laws. In 13 cases fines were inflicted, the
amounts ranging from 5s. to 15s., 6 were adjourned or withdrawn, and
3 were dismissed.
(f) No. of school sessions at which inspections were conducted 1,074
(g) (i.) Original Inspections:—
Children examined 36,030
Children excluded on account of uncleanliness 473
(ii.) Re-inspections:—
Children examined 9,980
Children excluded on account of uncleanliness 302
(iii.) Total:—
Examinations 46,010
Exclusions on account of uncleanliness 775