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Treatment for Uncleanliness.—The School Nurses paid 142 visits to the
schools (an average of 5 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. rent.
34,782 *1169 3.3
*65 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 tho past 5 years were as follows:—
1941 2.8
1942 2.6
1943 2.5
1944 2.4
1945 3.3
Other Ailments.—During 1945, 208 children were operated on for the
removal of enlarged tonsils and adenoids, under the agreement with Queen
Mary's Hospital, Stratford, as in-patients.
Under the agreement with the King George Hospital, 94 children were
operated on at that Hospital, all as in-patients, for the removal of enlarged
tonsils and adenoids.
Plantar Warts at the Mount School.—Arising out of a large number of
recommendations to the School Clinic from the Mount School for plantar
warts, I arranged for a School Nurse to inspect the feet of the 338 children
on the roll. As a result 14 children were found to be suffering from this
condition and arrangements were made for their treatment at the Dermatological
Department of Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford.
Open Air School.—These premises were damaged by enemy action in
August, 1944, and repairs effected to date have only rendered it possible to
accommodate 85 children instead of the 115 children normally on roll.
Efforts were made to have the necessary repairs carried out under a priority
certificate but this was not possible.
The Ilford Education Committee agreed to my recommendation for the
conversion of the Air Raid Shelters at the School for use for Medical
Inspection purposes, and the Borough Engineer's plans and estimate of £270.
These were forwarded to the Essex County Council for their approval to this
work being carried out.
During the year 105 children were admitted, 25 ceased attendance,
and 80 were on the school roll on the 21st December, 1945.
Those admitted were recommended for examination from the following
sources:—
T. B. Officer 2
Medical Officer of Health 63
Head Teachers 21
Others 19
Medical Officer of Health:—
Subnormal Nutrition and Pulmonary Catarrh 1
Subnormal Nutrition 6
Subnormal Nutrition and Small Stature 1
Subnormal Nutrition, Nerves and Debility 1
Subnormal Nutrition and Rheumatic Heart 1
Subnormal Nutrition and Bronchial Catarrh 2
Subnormal Nutrition and Debility 1
Subnormal Nutrition, Bronchitis and Asthma 2
Malnutrition 2