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FOLLOWING-UP.
Physical defects discovered at routine medical inspection are
at once notified by the examining officer to the parent, if present,
and in any event a written or printed notice of the defect is sent
to the parent. The Nurse visits the home and explains to
the parents what steps should be taken to have the condition
treated. Revisits are made to ascertain what action has been
taken. A “following-up " card is made out for each defect and
kept " alive " until the defect is remedied, or the case closed by
the Medical Officer.
Summary of the work undertaken by the School Nurses: —
1. They are in attendance at the Inspection (Minor Ailment')
and Special Clinics, and undertake the daily treatments
at each centre.
2. They accompany the Medical Officer to the schools for
routine medical inspections, and weigh and measure
children, etc.
3. They pay periodic visits to the schools for the purpose
of conducting Cleanliness Surveys.
4. " Following-up " as outlined above.
5. Visits are also paid to the children's homes—
(a). For inquiry in connection with non-notifiable
infectious diseases.
(b). To follow up cases absent or attending the clinics
irregularly.
Summary of work by the School Nurses during 1929.
146 attendances at School Inspection Clinics.
508 ,, ,, Dental Clinics.
93 ,, ,, Eye Clinics.
781 ,, ,, Minor Ailments Clinics.
4 ,, ,, School Sports.
146 visits to schools for medical inspections.
45 ,, ,, ,, ,, re-inspections.
45 ,, ,, ,, dental inspections.
7 ,, ,, ,, cleanliness surveys.
1345 visits to homes in connection with following-up.
1868 ,, infectious diseases.
113 ,, re Clinic absentees.
212 dental visits.
126 other visits.