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Malnutrition, 9 cases only.
Debility, 51 cases. About one-third of these were listed
as cases of nervous debility—enuresis, stammering,
tics, etc., the remainder being nearly always debility
following measles or pneumonia.
Anaemia, 11 cases.
Cervical Adenitis, 9 cases, 5 of which were -tuberculous.
Catarrh and Chronic Bronchitis, ,18 cases.
Sub-acute Rheumatism, 10 cases.
The condition of all but 17 of these cases on discharge, as
regards the condition for which they were referred, was
"Improved" or "Greatly Improved." Of the 17 cases whose
condition on discharge was unchanged, all but four attended for
less than three weeks—several of these made only one to three
attendances.
Of those attending for six weeks or more, practically all
improved in weight to a satisfactory and sometimes to a spectacular
degree; the same being true of the haemoglobin percentage.
With regard to this latter point, for five years the haemoglobin
measurement has been ascertained on admission and on
discharge, and this has practically without exception been found
raised to normal at the end of the cure where it has been subnormal
on admission. This particular investigation will in future be
omitted, save in cases referred for anaemia, the action of the
ultra-violet rays in this respect being regarded as amply confirmed.
(8) Infectious Diseases.
The methods employed in the detection, and preventing the
spread, of Infectious diseases are as follows :—
(1) Exclusion from school of all children found to be suffering
from any disease or complaint which is considered to be infectious
or contagious.
(2) Exclusion from school of all children who have been in
contact with infectious disease.
(3) There is complete co-ordination between the Health
Services and the School Attendance Department. Daily returns
of children out of school on medical grounds are brought to notice
by the School Attendance Officers and cases of Infectious Disease
are visited by Sanitary Inspectors.
During the year the School Attendance Officers reported the
following cases :—
Measles (including German
Measles) 3863
Tonsillitis 491
Mumps 140
Whooping Cough 437
Chicken Pox 865
Other Diseases 602
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