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85
Others:—
Asthma 2
T.B. Right Hip 1
T.B. Spine 1
Spastic Diplegia 1
Old T.B. Lungs 1
Recent Primary T.B. Infection 1
Debility 3
Post Pneumonia 1
Epilepsy 1
The 33 children not now on the school roll ceased attendance for the
following reasons:—
Transferred to Commercial School 1
Resumed attendance at ordinary school 21
Left the district 5
Left school—over age 11
Parents Request 1
Admission to convalescent home 1
Temperamentally unsuitable for Open Air School 2
Unfit for school 1
The Dental Surgeon has carried out one complete inspection of the
children's teeth at the Open Air School. The following table shows briefly
the dental work carried out:—
Number of children examined by the School Dentist 95
Number of children referred for treatment 54
Number of children treated by Dental Surgeon 50
As a result of the Medical Officer's periodic examinations, a number of
the children have been recommended certain treatment as follows:—
Administration of Milk in school 36
Administration of Cod-liver Oil Emulsion 27
Administration of Malt and Oil, Parrish's Food, etc. 10
Referred to Ophthalmic Surgeon 4
,, Orthopaedic Surgeon re Remedial Exercises,
etc. 2
„ Dental Surgeon 13
,, Aural Surgeon 6
,, Rheumatism Clinic Specialist 7
,, Artificial Sunlight Clinic 1
T.B. Officer 1
Recommended Asthma exercises 2
Recommended Convalescent Home treatment 5
A course of Asthma Injections has been given to 25 children during the
year.
Recommendations have also been made to the Head Teacher as to the
amount of exercises individual children should undergo, and also as to the
taking of shower baths and natural sunshine.
One child received Artificial Sunlight treatment during the year.
Treatment for Uncleanliness.—The School Nurses paid 180 visits to the
schools (an average of 6 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.
43,792 *780 1.7
*40 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.