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(k) NUTRITION.
There is a considerable reduction in the number of badly
nourished children in the Borough. The free meals and the supply
of the morning drink of milk at the schools is coping admirably
with the question of under-nourishment, and although quite common
in the earliest years of medical inspection, really bad cases
are now practically unknown.
Table II. shows 250 cases requiring treatment and 23 cases
under observation, giving a percentage of 1.4 for Routines.
(6) Infectious Disease.
There has been no school closure during the year from infectious
diseases.
The following Table gives an analvsis of the cases entered in
the School Diseases Register during the year:—
Exclusions during 1929:
Impetigo 56
Scabies 65
Other Skin Diseases 55
Conjunctivitis 9
Verminous 6
Blepharitis 3
Mumps 15
Bronchitis 3
Chicken Pox 5
Tonsillitis 5
Scarlet Fever 1
Diphtheria 2
Tuberculosis 103
Tinea Tonsurans—
Treated by X-Rays 20
Treated at Clinic 36
Tinea (Body) 7
Other Defects and Diseases 29
Total number of children involved 404
Exclusions on account of Small Pox were dealt with through
the Public Health Department.
(7) Following-Up.
At the time of Medical Inspection a following-up card is made
out for all children requiring treatment for any defects found. If
the case is not one requiring Clinic or Hospital treatment the child
is followed-up by home visits made by the School Nurse in attendance
at the Inspection.
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