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Ringworm Free in cases considered necessitous.
Other elementary school cases, 2/6.
Cases from other schools, according to
circumstances of parents.
Dental 6d. per attendance at Clinic.
Minor Ailments Free.
TREATMENT OF UNCLEANLINESS.
The Schools were visited by the Nurses on 32 occasions for
the purpose of conducting Cleanliness Survey. At these inspections
there were examined 4,181 children, of which 649 were found to
be unclean. Of the latter number 237 were excluded and the
remainder warned and kept under observation.
In this district neither the Education Authority nor the
Sanitary Authority possesses a cleansing station, consequently when
children are excluded from school by reason of nitty or verminous
conditions and their parents fail to cleanse them within the period
of 14 days, allowed them by by-law, a prosecution may be
ordered. The lack of proper facilities for cleansing was referred
to in the Annual Report of 1919, and was also the subject of
special report in October, 1920, but nothing has been done.
During the year 1920, legal proceedings were instituted against
the parents of 11 children. In two instances the summonses were
withdrawn, in one an order was made and in the remainder fines
were imposed as follows: 1 of 2/6 ; 3 of 5/-; and 2 of 10/-.
LIST OF TABLES.
1. Number of Children Inspected.
2. Return of Defects found in the course of Medical
Inspection.
3. Numerical Return of Exceptional Children.
4. Treatment of Defects of Children—
A. Minor Ailments.
B. Visual. Defects.
C. Defects of Nose and Throat.
D. Dental Defects.
5. Summary of Treatment of Defects.
6. Summary of Children examined at Routine Inspections.