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(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(а) Under the Education Act, 1921 17
(б) Under the School Attendance Bye-Laws 0
(vi.) No. of school sessions at which inspections were conducted 579
(vii.) (i.) Original Inspections:—
Children examined (i.e., Cases not individual children) 49,682
Found unclean 2,564
Percentage found unclean 5.4
Excluded on account of uncleanliness 11
(ii.) Re-inspections:—
Children examined (i.e., Cases not individual children) 8,160
Found unclean 5,954
Percentage found unclean 72.96
Excluded on account of uncleanliness 15
Board of Education's Medical Statistical Tables. Notes on Table IV. (e).
"A Statement as to the arrangements made by the Local Education Authority for cleansing
verminous children and a record of the cases in which legal proceedings were taken,
should be included in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report."
The Authority has established a cleansing room at each of its three Municipal Centres.
Children suffering from nitty or verminous conditions are given the opportunity of being cleansed
at these Centres. The mothers are encouraged to attend with the children, so that they may see
how the cleansing should be carried out. Steel nit combs are sold at the Centres at cost price.
Thorough domestic cleansing of the home is advised by the Health Visitor,, disinfection not
being generally resorted to in verminous cases.
Baths are also given for scabies and other skin conditions as necessary.
Record of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
The following information has been supplied by the Director of Education to whom cases
for prosecution are referred.
Cases Under Section 87 of the Education Act, 1921.
No. of Cases.
Fined.
Amount
of Fine.
Adjourned
Standing
adjourned at
end of Year.
Withdrawn.
Sine die.
Dismissed.
1
10/-
9
1
Nil.
1
5
5/-
Statement of the Number of Children Notified during the Year ended December 31st,
1932, by the Local Education Authority to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority.
Total Number of Children notified : 9.
Analysis of the above Total.
Diagnosis.
Boys.
Girls
1.—(i.) Children incapable of receiving benefit or further benefit
from instruction in a Special School:
(a) Idiots
—
(b) Imbeciles
3
1
(c) Others
—
3
(ii.) Children unable to be instructed in a Special School without
detriment to the interests of other children :
(a) Moral defectives
—
—
(b) Others
—
—
2.—Feeble-minded children notified on leaving a Special School on
or before attaining the age of 16
2
—
3.—Feeble-minded children notified under Article 3 of the 1928
Regulations, i.e., "special circumstances cases"
—
—
4.—Children who in addition to being mentally defective were
blind or deaf
—
—
Total
5
4