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of a pupil and these special examinations are examinations and found lice or their eggs in
usually carried out at clinics. Regular school the hair of 185 individual pupils. Today there
clinic sessions are held at which a medical is no excuse for such infestation and the
officer is in attendance. Where necessary infested pupils are now usually members of
special sessions are arranged. a hard core of families on whom neither
The examinations carried out during the persuasion nor threats seem to have any
year were as follows effect. In most cases the parents deal with
the matter as soon as their attention is
Special Re- drawn to it, but 12 formal notices requiring
examinations examinations the parent to cleanse the child had to be
issued, and in 9 cases where the parent had
School medical failed to respond to the formal notice a
inspection sessions 503 - cleansing order was issued for the pupil to
Routine clinic be dealt with by the school nurses,
sessions 1,900 1,425
Employment of Foot Inspections
school children 632 1
Children being School nurses make regular foot inspections
taken into care 36 - to discover the presence of plantar warts
Freedom from and other contagious skin conditions of the
infection 148 - foot. During the year 6,768 foot inspections
Pupils at special were carried out and 177 new cases of plantar
schools 481 209 warts and 7 cases of re-infection were found-
Attending hearing A pamphlet was prepared for and was issued
clinic 378 1,246 to school children.
Possibly requiring
special education 219 Medical Treatment
Epidemiological
surveys 92 89 Certain treatment facilities continue to be
Total 4,394 2,970 provided under arrangements made by the
local education authority and parents may use
The defects found at periodic and special these or seek treatment otherwise under the
medical inspections are shown in table 30. National Health Service. The following notes
refer to the treatment facilities provided as
Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions part of the school health service. School
clinics are listed on page of the report.
School nurses make examinations of children
in regard to cleanliness of person and clothing Minor Ailment Clinics
and the presence of lice or their eggs (nits).
At one time all pupils were examined at least These are staffed by nurses and are held at
once each term but as uncleanliness of clinic premises each morning to treat slight
person or clothing is now rare, flea or body injuries, skin infections and minor defects of
lice infestation almost unknown, and the eye or ear.
incidence of head lice greatly reduced such
regular examinations are not now held, The School Consultation Clinics
nurse now visits schools to carry out these
examinations at the request of the head These are staffed by a medical officer and
teacher or where there are grounds for regular sessions are held at the various clinic
suspecting the presence of infestation. During premises. Parents are free to take their
the year the school nurses carried out 15,928 children for advice on any condition and
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