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In addition 214 children who attend ordinary Elementary
Schools were recommended by the School Medical
Officer for milk at School.
Milk has been provided for these children, the cost
in certain instances being met by the parents, while for
158 attending ordinary Elementary Schools the milk has
been supplied free. The cost of this has been met from the
rates since 1st June, 1938. Previous to this voluntary funds
were available.
(b) Uncleanliness.
The School Nurses inspect all children in the schools
within a fortnight after the holiday period, and afterwards
at regular intervals.
On discovery that a child has an unclean head, a School
Nurse sends the child home with a notice to the parent
calling attention to the fact with instructions for the child
to report at the Clinic on the following morning.
If the verminous condition is not remedied forthwith,
the child is brought before the School Medical Officer, who
excludes her from School, when the Education Secretary
sends a warning letter to the parent, stating that unless the
child reports clean within seven days, legal proceedings
will be taken for contravention of the School Attendance
Bye-laws.
There is no doubt that the only way to cure verminous
heads is by frequent and regular inspection by the School
Nurses of every scholar in the Schools.
It is gratifying to note that there has been a very
marked improvement in the standard of cleanliness during
the past ten years due to the persistent and tactful work
of the School Nurses in this somewhat unsavoury duty.
Parents are advised to have their girls' hair kept short
during School life.
(c) Minor ailments and diseases of the skin.
The number of minor ailments has remained fairly
constant in recent years.
The were only five cases of ringworm of the scalp.