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42
VERMINOUS CONDITIONS
SCABIES
During the year 1947, 66 new cases of scabies were
treated at the Health Centre. This figure includes school
children, and compares very favourably with .337 new cases
treated in 1946.
HEAD LICE
The following figures serve to indicate the position for the
year under review:—
Children
Total number of inspections of children made in
the schools by the .School Nurses 6,730
Number of individual children found to be unclean
at above 239
Proportion of children found unclean at all inspections
3.4%
Number successfully cleansed by parent or
guardian without requiring exclusion for more
than 24 hours 213
Number excluded for longer than 24 hours 26
Number of cases in which legal proceedings were
taken
(a) Under the Education Act, 1944 Nil
(b) Under the School Attendance Byelaws Nil
Adults
No adults were referred to the Health Centre for treatment
during the year.
TUBERCULOSIS
The position in Richmond for the year 1947 may be summarised
as follows;—