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22.—CIAL ENQUIRIES.
See Dr. Roberts' report on pages 19 to 24 with regard to vision
testing.
23.—MISCELLANEOUS.
Forty-seven teachers were medically examined and 2 were reexamined
during the year in connection with their appointments on
the teaching staff of the Authority.
Ninety candidates for scholarships at the Spring Grove
Central School were also examined.
Under an arrangement with the Middlesex County Council and
the Central Association for Mental Welfare we have undertaken
the annual medical inspection of children attending the Hounslow
Occupation Centre. Twenty-one examinations were made during
1931. Six children were referred for treatment on account of
dental caries, and one for squint.
TREATMENT OF UNCLEANLINESS.
The Cleanliness Survey is a most important factor in maintaining
cleanliness amongst school children, and although it was
not found possible during the year to attain the standard of one
cleanliness survey per term at each school, it has been possible to
increase the number of examinations to 6774, compared with 4211
in 1930 and 782 in 1929.
Number of visits to schools by Nurses 41
Total number of children examined 6774
,, ,, ,, „ given warning notices 350
,, ,, ,, „ excluded as verminous 6
1. (Few) 287
Found to have nits— 2. (Bad) 39
V 3. (Very Bad) 24
The nurse's visit is a "surprise" visit, and every child in
school is examined privately. Those children who are found to
have nitty or verminous conditions are given a sealed envelope,
addressed to the parent, containing (1) instructions as to the best
method of cleansing the head, (2) the name and address of the
Council's Home Help, who would cleanse the head in one sitting
for a fee of 1/-, and, (3) a warning that the child will be excluded
from school if the head is not properly cleansed.