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At the routine dental inspections 1535 children were referred
for treatment out of 2525 inspected (for further particulars see
Table IV. D (1) & (2).
Crippling Defects.
Out of 2,022 children examined at the routine inspections,
there were 36 found to be suffering from deformity, including 6
cases of rickets and 10 of spinal curvature.
Cases of infectious disease are occasionally met with at routine
inspections or at one of the school clinics. Systematic swabbing
of sore throats and suspicious nasal discharges brings to light
unsuspected diphtheria.
All infectious cases and contacts are excluded from school
till they are deemed free from infection (Joint Memorandum issued
by the Local Government Board and the Board of Education).
The non-notifiable diseases, Measles, Rubella Mumps, Chicken
Pox and Whooping Cough, are visited by the Health Visitors, and
in doubtful cases by one of the Medical Officers when there is do
doctor in attendance.
Similar action is taken in respect of children kept at home
on account of a "rash."
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.