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NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES:- School teachers reported
sixty-three cases of Mumps, sixty-two cases of Chicken Pox
and eight cases of German Measles. School notifications are
a useful index of the prevalence of non-notifiable diseases,
and form a basis for consultation with the School Medical
Officer.
SCABIES:- There was a further reduction in the incidence
of this parasitic infection of the skin. The treatment clinic
adjoining No.28. St. Nicholas Road, Sutton, operated efficiently
under the care of Nurse James, and with the voluntary help of
Mrs. Berry, and dealt with one hundred and sixty-eight cases,
compared with two hundred and twenty-nine cases in 1945. The
number of attendances at the clinic was six hundred and twentyfive,
compared with seven hundred and eighty in 1945. The
treatment is by bathing and the application of Benzyl Benzoate
Emulsion to the skin.
LICE:- There was an increase in the number of cases of
head lice treated at the clinic. Sixty-seven cases were treated
during the year, compared with forty-four cases in 1945. The
number of attendances for treatment was two hundred and fifty-four
compared with one hundred and seventy-two in 1945. The treatment
of head lice is by cleansing and the application of lethane oil.
This is supplemented by the application of a hair cream containing
D,D,T. which helps to keep children free from infestation.

Diphtheria swabs are also taken by the School Nurses and
sent to the County Laboratory; these are not included in the
above Table.
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