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"Eleven Head Teachers emphasised the necessity for longer
periods of treatment if permanent value is to be obtained, but were
satisfied that their "long stay" cases had benefited permanently.
Other Head Teachers were satisfied that improvement had followed
treatment.''
It will be realised what an enormous amount of work has resulted
for Mr. Longman and his assistant colleagues, and for the
Local Branch of the Invalid Children's Aid Association.
18. NURSERY SCHOOL.
The routine Medical Supervision detailed in last year's Report
has again been found to work well in practice, and has been
continued during 1931.
The School Nurse who supervises this School, has paid 45 special
visits to discuss with the parents their reason for withdrawing
children from School after their initial enrolment. These visits
were paid by the Nurse and not the School Attendance Officer,
because attendance at the Nursery School is not obligatory, and
because it was thought that the mothers might discuss the real
reason for absenteeism more readily with the School Nurse. As
far as the results of the visits can be summarised, the chief
objection on the part of the parent was to the open-air regime.
The validity of this objection can perhaps be evaluated more
correctly after consideration of the information following, and of
the Head Teacher's observations:—
(a) Incidence of Infectious Disease.
School Opened, June, 1929.
June—December, 1929 No infectious disease.
1st January—31st March, Measles, 49 cases.
1930
1st April—31st May, 1930 Chicken-pox, 3; Mumps, 2; Measles,
1; Diphtheria. 1; Scarlet Fever, 1.
1st July—30th September, Whooping Cough, 8; Scarlet Fever, 2;
1930 Measles, 1; Diphtheria, 1.
February, 1931 Scarlet Fever, 1.
March, 1931 Scarlet Fever, 2.
April, 1931 Whooping Cough, 4; Chicken-pox, 2;
Diphtheria, 1.
August. 1931 Scarlet Fever, 1.
October 1931 Whooping Cough, 3.
November, 1931 Chicken-pox, 3.
December, 1931 Whooping Cough, 5; Chicken-pox. 3.