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(b) Uncleanliness.
In my Annual Report last year I set out in detail the
action adopted in cases of uncleanliness where legal
proceedings were likely.
The same course was pursued this year, and eleven
prosecutions were made resulting in fines being imposed in
ten cases.
It appears that the procedure now in force has had
the desired effect, since the eleven prosecutions were all
made before the middle of July, and none were found
necessary for the remainder of the year.
The School Nurses have been most conscientious in this
section of their work, all children in the Schools having been
inspected within a fortnight after each holiday period, and
afterwards at regular intervals.
The great majority of parents have kept their girls'
hair short during School life as advised.
(c) Minor ailments and diseases of the skin.
The number of minor ailments and skin diseases discovered
and dealt with remains fairly constant in recent
years, but this year only five cases of ringworm of the
scalp were found and in no case was it necessary to employ
X-ray treatment.
(d) Visual defects and external eye disease.
During the year 49 children were found requiring
treatment for defective vision, and 17 for squint.
(e) Nose and throat defects.
There were 62 children suffering from enlarged tonsils
and adenoids referred for treatment. This is rather a lower
figure than those of the last few years.