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It will be noticed that the low incidence in the number of
children suffering from uncleanliness of the hair and scalp is fairly
well maintained. Few schools, however, show an entire absence
of such conditions, and it must be agreed that those children
who exhibit uncleanliness of this character are a menace to other
classmates.
Although much credit is due to the careful routine inspection
of the staff, it is only by the teaching of hygiene and the efforts
of all those associated in any way with the welfare of the children,
either in or out of school, that such conditions of uncleanliness
can be entirely eliminated.
In addition to the service enumerated, a large number of
children have been examined by the school nursing staff prior to
their leaving for summer holidav camps or convalescence in other
parts of the country.
(b) Minor Ailments.
As has been the case in former years, few minor ailments
were discovered at routine medical inspection, owing to the
vigilance displayed by teachers and nurses, and to the growing
interest of parents in such matters.

(c) Tonsils and Adenoids.
3.93 per cent. of the children examined during the year were
referred for treatment for "tonsils and adenoids," either separately
or combined, as compared with 3.73 per cent. in the year