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Ringworm.
During the year 1913 there were discovered at routine inspection
15 cases of Ringworm as compared with 22 cases during
1912.
Parallel with this reduction the total number of children
excluded for this affection was also lower, there being 165 for
1913, against 217 in 1912.
Hence it may be concluded that the incidence for the year
1913 was lower than in the preceding year.
An attempt was made to treat some of the cases with Liquor
Ferri Perchlor Fort B.P. after the method recommended by Dr.
Garrett, of Cheltenham. It was found that early cases responded
well to this treatment, but those of long standing were not benefited.
As in several instances the children failed to attend regularly
and the work of the nursing staff in other directions began
to suffer, the method was discontinued.
Ringworm was discussed at some length in last year's
Report. It is hoped that X-ray treatment will soon be made
available at the East Ham Hospital.
The following table gives the incidence of Ringworm of the
Scalp in 1913, in each of the Borough Schools:—