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in the several schools during the fortnight commencing 13th May,
1935.
(h) Treatment of Uncleanliness.—It was found necessary to serve
statutory notices under the Education Act, 1921, Section 87, on
the parents of 107 children. In 45 instances, the statutory notices
not being complied with, the children were brought to the School
Clinic by the Nurse and cleansed, an ambulance being used for
conveyance.
The School Nurses paid 181 visits to the schools (an average of
7 visits to each school during the year), for the purpose of inspecting
the heads and clothing of the children, with the following result:—
Number of
Examinations Number Per
of Children. Infected. cent.
49,221 *1,142 2.3
* 94 of this number were found to be infected with living vermin;
the remainder with nits only. A child with any nits in the hair at all is
included in these figures.
The percentages for the past ten years were as follows:—
1926 3.0
1927 2.9
1928 2.8
1929 2.9
1930 3.3
1931 3.0
1932 2.7
1933 2.7
1934 2.6
1935 2.3
No prosecutions were instituted during 1935 under Section 87
of the Education Act, 1921.
(i) Other Ailments.—During the past year 92 children have
been operated on for the removal of enlarged tonsils and adenoids,
under the agreement with Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford.
12 children were treated free and 2 at a reduced rate on necessitous
grounds.
Under the agreement with the King George Hospital, 30 children
were operated on at that Hospital for the removal of enlarged tonsils
and adenoids, 8 children being treated free and 2 at a reduced charge,
on necessitous grounds.