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The Invalid Children's Aid Association. - 1 child was
placed in a convalescent home and her fees paid by voluntary
finds.
Others assisted were 1 loaned tricycle, 1 loaned
T.V. set, 1 supplied with clothes wringer and 1 supplied
with latex foam mattress.
4 new cases were referred during the year for casework
and visiting and 23 old cases were given continued
casework and after care visiting.
THE HEALTH VISITOR AND THE SCHOOL NURSE.
Cleanliness Inspections in Schools. - The Superintendent
Health Visitor submits the following report:-
"The present arrangements for liaison between
health visitor and school follow the trend which
commenced in the Summer term 1958. At the beginning
of each term the health visitor visits the
school and discusses any cases which the headmistress
brings forward. The health visitor also
brings forward any problems which she knows may
arise especially if a child is just beginning school and
has a difficult family background.
In the summer term every child is seen by the
health visitor and a complete hygiene inspection is
carried out.
In some schools the Head Teacher requested that
the routine hygiene inspection took place as before,
at the beginning of each term. The health visitor does
this on request at the convenience of the school. Other
schools ask for a few classes to be seen; one child
may be causing some concern and rather than embarrass
this child, classes round his or her age
group are seen.
Telephone calls to the department asking for the
health visitor to visit a school to diagnose head infestation
are received fairly frequently and the
teacher's suspicions usually correct.
After much discussion and recommendation from
the health visitors it was decided to test the eyes of