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Some deoderant, such as pine oil, etc., may be added to the
water used for washing and to the sawdust used on the floors,
but as a rule "disinfectants," under such circumstances, are
diluted to such an extent as to render them useless for the
purpose of destroying the germs of any disease.
(i). Miscellaneous.
Duties Carried out Personally by the School Medical
Officbr:—
Special visits to schools and inspection of scholars on
account of threatened outbreak of Measles
12
Ditto, ditto, Whooping Cough
4
Ditto, ditto, Scarlet Fever
40
Ditto, ditto, Diphtheria
3
Ditto, ditto, at request of teachers
45
Total
104
Children Inspected at Request of Teachers.
Naturk of Ailment.
Result.
Suspected Scarlet Fever
10
Excluded from school for 10 days
„ Diphtheria
8
„ „ „ 10 „
„ Measles
8
„ „ „ 14 „
„ Whooping Cough
12
„ „ „ 14 ,,
Ringworm
16
Certificate to parents (copy
below)
Impetigo Contagiosa
10
„ „ „ „
Scabies
1
„ „ „ „
Verminous heads
23
„ „ „ „
„ body
1
Parent interviewed — nature
of complaint explained —
attended to at once.
Eczema
6
Certificate to parents (copy
below).