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84
Uncleanliness 61 Defective Teeth 861
Impetigo 49 Whooping Cough 290
Ringworm 62 Mumps 387
Other Skin Diseases 23 Chicken-pox 182
Defective Vision, etc. 314 Measles 38
Tonsils and Adenoids 139 Various 199
Otorrhœa and Deafness 102
An additional Nurse was appointed in May, 1920, in order to comply
with the Board's wish regarding systematic survey of children for
uncleanliness.
The following is a summary of the School Nurses' work apart from
home visits and routine medical inspection:—
Total number of visits to schools 472
Average number of visits for the year made to each school 10
Total number of examinations for uncleanliness (Section
122, Children's Act) 68,738
Number of children found unclean 3,940
Number of notices sent to parents under the above Act 147
Summonses were issued for non-attendance in six cases under the
School Attendance Bye-laws, and convictions were obtained.
At the close of the school year, there were 3,391 children on the
School Nurses' "Head Lists.''
8. MEDICAL TREATMENT.
8a. Minor Ailments.—This practically means diseases of the
skin, of the external eye, and slight injuries, and is undertaken at the
School Clinic four mornings in the week.
Ringworm is treated at the School Clinic on two afternoons. Arrangements
have been made with the local Dispensary for X-ray treatment,
and during the year 47 cases have been sent there with beneficial
results. The parents are charged 5s., 2s., or nil, and accept all
responsibility of a possible traumatic alopecia; the average period of
absence from school is 8½ weeks.
8b. Tonsils and Adenoids.—These are treated at the same
Dispensary, usually on two days in the week; the children are kept
under observation for 3 to 4 hours after the operation. During the
year 361 children received operative treatment. The parents pay
nothing or up to 5s. according to their income. All children who have
received treatment at the Dispensary, whether for Ringworm or for
Tonsils and Adenoids are seen afterwards at the School Clinic by one of
the School Doctors in order to see that the result is satisfactory.