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(k) Artificial Sunlight Treatment. The arrangements with the
Connaught Hospital detailed in the 1936 report were continued. One
child of school age was referred for treatment, and a total of
20 treatments was given at a cost of £2.0.0.
8. INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Control is on the lines detailed in the Board's "Memorandum of
Closure of and Exclusion from School, 1930."
Notification in the 5-15 years age group during 1940 were as
follows (1939 cases shown in parenthesis)-scarlet fever 49 (123)
diphtheria 6, (26), bacillary dysentery Nil, (2), Pneumonia 4 (14),
erysipelas Nil (1), cerobro-spinal meningitis 2 (Nil), measles 28,
whooping cough 4. The last two named diseases were made notifiable
in October 1939.
Among the cases discovered by the medical staff and included
above were scarlet fever 1, non-clinical diphtheria 2.
Non-notifiable infectious diseases is chiefly brought to light
by the weekly returns made by Head Teachers under the local
"Regulations as to Infectious Diseases in Schools."
The monthly figures were as follows:-
Sore
Throat
Measles
Whooping
Cough.
Mumps
Chicken
Pox
Ringworm
& Scabies
Impetigo
Sores etc.
January
-
-
-
-
-
-
February
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
March
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
April
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
May
-
34
1
-
1
1
-
June
-
12
1
-
9
-
--
July
1
3
-
-
13
-
1
August
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
September
-
-
-
-
16
-
--
October
-
-
-
-
19
-
3
November
1
-
-
-
4
-
-
December
-
-
29
-
-
Total
2
49
2
1
94
1
4
Infectious Disease Clinic - Follow up arrangements as detailed in
1939 report.
Sore Throat Follow-up scheme - Detailed in previous reports. 24
children had appointments but only 14 were kept. No child was
referred to the Rheumatism clinic.
The following table shows the work done at the infectious
disease clinic
No. of clinics held in connection with Infectious
diseases and immunisation 53
Number of attendances made 696
Average attendances per session 13.1
No. of children recommended to rheumatism clinic 8
Number of children recommended to Ear clinic 12
17
The following are the weekly average numbers of children away
from sohool owing to exclusions and the non-notifiable infectious
and other diseases named
Exclu
sions
Chicken
Pox
Meas
les.
Whoop
-ing
Cough
Sore
Throat
Influ
enza.
Mps.
Ring
worm
Scab
ies.
Var
ious
Totals
1940
9
25
24
2
10
6
-
-
3
211
292
1939
44
52
20
149
33
120
4
2
7
531
964