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3 children sent for holidays and paid for by Local Authority.
4 children sent for holidays and paid from voluntary funds and
parents payments.
1 child supplied with larger tricycle through Ministry.
I child loaned T.V. Set.
6 children regular casework visiting.
11 children supportive visiting.
THE HEALTH VISITOR AND THE SCHOOL NURSE.
Miss J. Oliver, Superintendent Health Visitor, submits the following
report:-
"Visits to schools by the health visitor in 1962 show a slight
increase. Extra visits are possibly due to suspected cases of head
lice.
Our plan, commenced in 1958, continues, the health visitor
going into school at the beginning of every term, discussing cases
which will possibly need supervision and co-operation between
school teacher and health visitor. At this visit the Head Teacher
can ask for a hygiene inspection for the whole school or certain
classes. We continue to do a full inspection of every child in the
schools, usually during the September term.
Two schools have continued with their mothercraft lectures;
the girls show great interest, writing theirlectures up and illustrating
these with their own drawings or cut-out pictures. We are continually
surprised by the questions senior girls ask health visitors. Questions
are placed in a box, without the girl's name; in this way pupils feel
free to ask any question they wish."
38 YEARS ON!
Cleanliness in Two Schools A and B, 1924-1962
Our records in the School Health Service go back as far as 1924 in
some cases, and it was thought that it might be of interest to compare
findings during these 38 years and see whether there had been an improvement
in cleanliness and hygiene generally. The table below shows the %
of all children examined in two schools for certain selected years who
had live vermin, nits or both. The schools chosen are both in the south