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Uncleanliness.—It was found necessary to take legal proceedings
in only two cases of uncleanliness during the past year, these being
taken under the School Attendance Bye-laws.
We have no Cleansing Station. Our School Nurses paid 11
visits per School during the past year, making in all 115,135 examinations,
and found 2,724 children unclean, or 12.9 per cent. of the
total school population.
Only 79 Notices were sent to parents under Section 87 of the
Education Act, 1921, as compared with 219 last year.
Minor Ailments.—Clinics are held three mornings weekly at
Lloyd Park. During the past year 2,709 children, who made
14,709 attendances, were seen by the doctors making an average
of 75 seen per session.
A record of all cases is kept at the Clinic on special cards, the
children having small cards on which their names, address, age,
school and defect are recorded to enable the clerk to at once turn up
their past history for the doctor's information, and on which the
times of their arrival and departure, with a short note as to their
condition and whether or not they are fit to attend school is noted
for the information of the Head Teacher.
Tonsils and Adenoids.—During 1924 there were 379 cases of
Tonsils or Adenoids, or both, discovered at Routine Inspection,
and of these 96 required treatment, i.e., 25 per cent.
These, as well as 75 also found to require treatment at Special
Inspections, were recommended for operation.
Those requiring observation only, i.e., 281, were subjected to
breathing exercises with considerable success in many cases.
Tuberculosis.—Out of 5,749 children examined at routine
inspection 14, or 2.5 per 1,000 were found to show definite signs of
Tuberculosis; 6 of these were active and required treatment, while
the remaining 8 were quiescent and only required observation.
The District Tuberculosis Officer reserves one morning per week
for the examination of children, and on this day all suspected cases
are referred to him by the School Doctors, to whom he furnishes
a report.
If necessary he takes over complete control of the case, otherwise
they are kept under observation by our Medical Stall.
In Coppermill Road Junior Mixed School there are two open-air
classrooms for Delicate or Tubercular children.
The home conditions of all cases either doubtful or suspected
are inquired into and advice and help (milk at School, etc.) is given
where necessary.