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An increase in the skin diseases common to the
school child is to lie noted, especially in those conditions
allied to urticaria. Scabies lias shown periodic prevalence
but at no period uncontrolled. The following-up of the
family affected has shown the wisdom of the treatment
of contacts and has been the reason for satisfactory control
within reasonable limits.
At this stage of war it is difficult to assess the resisting
power of the'young child to any possible widespread
epidemic, and it may be that although national
signs indicate a healthy and happy young population,
this resistance may be a weak one should a virulent
infection arise, such as was experienced at the end of the
war 1914/18.
This introduction to the report would be incomplete
without a word of praise and appreciation of the work
of the Doctors, Nurses and administrative staff, during:
the years of stress. It is their daily routine work which
they have carried out in spite of War-time difficulties,
that has brought the good results shown in the text of
this report. I am also indebted to the Chief Education
Officer, Mr. G. P. L. Syms, for his help and co-operation
in submitting matters affecting this report and his
very helpful action in promoting an efficient School
Medical Service.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Number of children on the School Rolls 5.145
Number of individual children who
attended the Medical Clinics: —
(a) North Clinic 1,125
(b) South Clinic 1,230
2.355
Number of individual children medically
examined at Schools 1,393
Total number of medical examinations
at the Clinics:—
(a) North Clinic 2.224
(b) South Clinic 2,995
(c) Special Clinics 785
6,004