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Non-Pulmonary:
Elbow 1
Glands (Neck) 1
2 (1 was admitted to an Institution)
SCABIES, The number of cases coming to the knowledge of the School Health Service
was once again rather smaller than in the previous year. So far as it goes it offers the
hope that this will remain an uncommon disease. Nevertheless, the great and rapid increase
during the war years was not wholly exceptional in terms of the abnormal conditions then
prevailing and it may be that scabies behaves rather like an epidemic infection with a
tendency to recur- in cycles at intervals of several years. This can only be elucidated in
the light of experience, but meanwhile it will be a matter of some epidemiological interest
to watch its progress as the years go by.

Owing to war-time disturbances, figures for 1940 and 1941 are not available.
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT TREATMENT. This form of treatment, utilising the ultra-violet
rays from mercury vapour lamps, is given at the Children1s Hospital, Balaam Street. As
might be expected, the numbers referred for treatment reach a maximum in the winter months.
New cases referred during the year totalled 37.
REPORT ON THE WORK OP THE SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE
by Mr. J. H. Glen, L.D.S.
In spite of renewed efforts by the Committee, no further applications were received
in reply to our advertisements for additional Dental Surgeons. In consequence, only a
casualty service could be maintained, and no attempt was made to carry out the routine
inspection and treatment of the school children. That this is having a very serious effect
is shown by the analysis of the figures for the number of extractions done. Before 19a8,
by systematic examination and treatment, the number of essential extractions was reduced
to approximately 2.1 teeth per child; now, with the collapse of the service, the figure
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