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(h) Treatment of Uncleanliness.—It was found necessary to
serve statutory notices under the Education Act, 1921, Section 87,
on the parents of 52 children. In 20 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.
In March, 1936, the Education Committee decided that
reports of second offences be referred to the School Attendance
Sub-committee with power to take suitable action.
Seven cases were reported in May, of which five were given
a final warning, the remaining two were prosecuted on the 15th
July, when a maximum fine of 10/- was imposed by the Justices
in each case. One of the latter was again reported in September
to the Committee, and on the 11th December was again prosecuted
and fined 10/-.
The School Nurses paid 174 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.
50,536 *1,102 2.3
*69 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 years were as follows :—
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
1936 2.3