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The average number of visits per annum made by the
School Nurse to each school was 59.
The total number of individual children found unclean:
Head, 998; body, 183.
Legal Proceedings taken under the Children Act, 1908, or
School Attendance Bye-laws:—
Prosecutions were made in cases of 19 children, resulting
in 15 convictions, with fines amounting to £5 5s. in all.
The School Attendance Officer reports: "Some of the
cases have been adjourned three or four times with a view
of getting the children clean and improving their attendance,
but the cases are never withdrawn until the children
are certified fit and clean and very regular in attendance,
and the habit of so attending is established."
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
There was no school closure during the year for infectious
disease.
Measles.—In May there was an outbreak of 28 cases of
Measles at St. Agatha's Infants' School, but on investigation
it was found that no good would have resulted on school
closure.
Measles also occurred at Richmond Road Infants' School
during the summer months.
Mumps.—There was an outbreak of Mumps at St.
John's Infants' School during November.
Diphtheria.—An outbreak of Diphtheria occurred at St.
Paul's Girls' and Infants' School, there being 10 cases reported
between September 13th and 20th.
Swabs were taken from 24 girls in Standard II., with
the result that one carrier and one very suspicious swab
were found.
The carrier, suspicious case, and four contacts were
excluded from school until two negative swabs had been
taken from each.
One further case occurred on September 22nd, who had
probably contracted the disease before September 20th.
This terminated the outbreak.
Scarlet Fever.—During March eight cases of Scarlet
Fever occurred at St. Agatha's School, and it was deemed
advisable to have the class-room disinfected.