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Mrs. Yates, the Florae Help, still continues the work of
cleansing heads begun in 1923, the conditions remaining the
same, viz. the Council supplies the Sackers Combs and Shampoo
and Mrs. Yates charges 1/- per case for cleansing.
Attendance for cleansing is entirely voluntary, but parents as
a rule are glad to avail themselves of the opportunity so as to
avoid having the child excluded from school.
During the year, 132 children have been cleansed.
No cleansing has been carried out by the school nurses.
During the year 1924, legal proceedings were instituted against
the parents' of 6 children. Fines were imposed as follows:—
4 of 10/-; 2 of 5/-.
There has been considerable improvement in the condition of
the children's heads—not only in point of numbers, but also in
the degree of uncleanliness. A really filthy head with the hair
smothered in nits is now an exception, and it is gradually
becoming understood that nits are not natural to childhood, but are
the evidence of parasites which are harmful to the child's health
and well being.
LIST OF TABLES.
1. Return of Medical Inspection.
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.