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Visits.
Re Infectious Disease 2977
Following up 416
Other Visits 67
7.—ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT.
(a). Malnutrition.
Milk is supplied twice daily at school, free or at part cost, to children who have beer.
recommended for this on medical grounds. Further reference to this will be found on page 25.
In November, the following preparations were placed on sale at the School Clinics for
children recommended by the Medical Officers. These preparations can be supplied free in
necessitous cases. Cod Liver Oil and Malt; Cod Liver Oil Emulsion; Cod Liver Oil and Malt
with Parrish's Food; Bemax; Adexolin, and Kalzana.
(.b). 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 15,135, compared with 11,240 in 1935.
Number of visits to schools by Nurses 71
Total number of children examined 15,135
„ „ „ „ given warning notices 600
„ „ „ „ excluded as verminous 49
1.. (Few) 420
Found to have nits— - 2. (Bad) 173
3. (Very Bad) 56
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 woman employed by the Education Committee, 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.
Two clear days after the Survey, a Special Clinic is arranged for the re-examination of
these children. Those who have not been properly cleansed are excluded from school. If at the
expiration of seven days they are still unclean, the parents render themselves liable to prosecution
under the School Attendance Bye-Laws.
Mrs. Yates continued to do the work of cleansing heads. The Committee supplies the
Sacker's Comb and Shampoo, and Mrs. Yates receives the 1/- fee per case in payment for her
services. Seventy-one children were cleansed under this arrangement during 1936.
During 1936 it was found necessary to take legal proceedings in 10 cases, with the following
results :—
One case . Withdrawn.
Three cases Adjourned Sine Die.
Five cases Fined 5/- each.
One case Fined 7/6d.
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