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6. FOLLOWING UP.
The school nurses paid a total of 1274 home visits during
1940. The visits are classified below
External Eye Diseases 46 Mumps 2
Measles 146 Whooping Cough 6
Tonsils and Adenoids 49 Uncleanliness 109
Chicken Pox 103 Impetigo and Sores141
Vision 104 Dental failures 50
Otorrhoea 102 Ringworm 4
Sore Throat 16 Scabies 55
Various 301 Deafness 17
German Measles 22 Rheumatism 1
7. ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT.
(a) Nutrition:- Treatment facilities as in 1939.
The following shows the quantities of tonics supplied during 1939:
Cod Liver Parrish's Syrup Lacto Cod Liver Oil Cod Liver Oil &
Oil Food Phosphate and Malt Malt & Parrish's.
4 lbs 71 lbs 20 lbs 423 lbs 882 lbs
(b) Uncleanliness. Facilities as for 1939.
(c) Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin:- Treatment facilities
as for 1939.
Children suffering from ringworm of the scalp which does not
readily respond to treatment are referred for X-ray treatment to the
queens Hospital for Children. No cases were referred during 1940.
Cases of scabies not responding to treatment are referred to
the Public Assistance Committee for in-patient treatment.
The work done at the school clinics is shown on the table
given below
Conditions
FIRST INSPECTIONS
inspections
Number excluded
under Art. 20 B
Number not
Excluded
Boys
Girls
Boys
Girls
Boys
Girls
Ringworm
3
4
-
2
25
22
Scabie s
26
17
6
3
120
78
Rheumatism
1
-
20
27
85
127
Impetigo, Sores etc.
8
12
31
31
154
149
Skin
15
17
27
36
72
105
Verminous Head etc.
2
12
10
62
8
72
Sore Throat
7
15
—
2
3
11
Discharging Ears
1
2
100
110
211
275
Defective Vision
-
-
8
8
-
-
External Eye Disease
12
10
68
52
191
126
'Tonsils & Adenoids
-
-
3
4
-
-
iVarious
46
32
277
247
729
451
Totals
131
121
550
584
1598
1416
Number of children seen at first inspection 1386
Number of children sent by Attendances Officers 32
Number of attendances made by children 44 00'
Number of children sent by Head Teachers 1141
Number of swabs taken 56
Number of specimens of hair examined for Ringworm 8
Number operated on for Tonsils and Adenoids 14
Number of children seen by Ophthalmic Surgeon-New cases 220
Prescribed for 281
Total inspections 1228
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