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It will be noted that the low incidence in the number of
children suffering from uncleanliness is maintained, and much
credit is due to the School Nurses, whose efforts have contributed
to this reduction. Parents are becoming more and more convinced
of the importance of personal hygiene in the prevention of
minor ailments and ill-health, and it is the general experience that
cases of uncleanliness, discovered and reported, are now more
speedily remedied; this is reflected in the decrease in the number
of exclusion certificates issued. Unfortunately there remains a
small minority of habitual offenders who will only respond to
definite pressure. The School Nurses may be excused their
remarks in regard to such cases!
In addition to the routine general cleanliness surveys, some
hundreds of children have been examined at the request of the
authorities of the Children's Country Holiday Fund and other
voluntary organisations. These examinations have been conducted
just prior to the departure of the children for summer holiday
camps, convalescent homes, etc.