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Voluntary Notifications.—The following cases were voluntarily
notified by teachers and attendance officers during the year:—
Measles 1195
German Measles 25
Mumps 402
Whooping Cough 159
Chicken pox 313
Scarlet Fever 113
Diphtheria 206
Scabies 10
Skin Diseases 13
Verminous 5
Tonsilitis 16
Chorea 15
Pneumonia 3
"Colds" 52
Rash 14
Sore Throat 65
Tuberculosis 6
Influenza 50
Eye Diseases 6
Ringworm of Head 28
Ringworm of Body 8
Sores and Eczema 47
Impetigo 24
Other Diseases 94
Children excluded owing
to infectious disease
in house 642
Rheumatism 5
Otorrhoea 4
These cases were followed up by the School Nurses and were not
re-admitted to school until they were free from infection and the possibility
of communicating the disease to others.
Bacteriological Examinations.—Swabs have been taken from
children discharged from Isolation Hospital after diphtheria, and from
children who have been in contact with cases of diphtheria, and examined
bacteriologically. 2,056 such examinations were made, 243 were found
to be positive, 1,768 negative, and 45 contained bacteria morphologically
similar to Klebs Lœffler bacilli.
Microscopical Examinations.—Hairs were taken from children who
were suspected to be suffering from ringworm in 27 instances and submitted
to microscopical examination. 16 were positive.
FOLLOWING UP.
My last Report describes the system of following up school children
who have been found to be defective, also the method employed for
dealing with children found to be in a verminous or uncleanly condition.
The School Nurses paid, during the year, 6,848 home visits.