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HOSPITAL TREATMENT.
Apart from the financial implications the change in administration
of the hospitals has made little difference to the treatment
of East Ham pupils. Cases requiring specialist services are
referred to an appropriate hospital and the provision of all forms of
treatment is thus maintained.
Operative treatment of tonsils and adenoids has been carried
out as follows
*East Ham Memorial Hospital 130
Children's Hospital, Balaam Street 655
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford 22
St. Mary's Hospital, Plaistow 69
* Up to 15/7/49 only.
GENERAL CLEANLINESS.
Routine visits have been paid to all schools by the school
nurses for examination of the persons and clothing of the pupils.
Willing co-operation of the parents in the treatment of children
found to be verminous has obviated the necessity for formal
proceedings.
On the whole, a high standard of personal hygiene has been
noted in the schools.
Number of visits paid to schools 284
Number of examinations 38,561
Number of pupils found unclean 499
Number of cleansing notices (Section 54 (2) ) 89
Number of cleansing orders (Section 54 (3) ) —
Facilities for treatment of verminous conditions are available
at the Cleansing Baths Centre and a routine procedure and
investigation of the family as a whole is in operation.
A follow-up system has been adopted with the result that the
number of children affected has greatly diminished and the sessions
for baths treatment thereby materially reduced.
In less serious cases treatment has been afforded at School
clinics.
HOME VISITS BY SCHOOL NURSES.
The nurses paid 3,691 visits to homes during the year to give
advice on cases of infectious disease and post-operative tonsils
and adenoids cases and for routine investigation in connection with
the clinics.