MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS 



Cases to be visited by the nurse at home are 



(a) Flagrant cases of pediculosis. The nurse shall show the 

 mother how to treat the conditions and encourage persistence. 



(b) Excluded cases that do not return at the appointed time. 



(c) The nurse shall call at the homes of any children whose par- 

 ents have refused or neglected to comply with the request of the medical 

 inspector or have not given a satisfactory reason for not doing so. At 

 this time the nurse shall urge upon the parent the need for treatment 

 and, if necessary, demonstrate how it shall be done. 



Rule 9. Practical talks on personal hygiene and home hygiene 

 shall be given by each nurse to the pupils at such times as the Supervisor 

 of Medical Inspection shall specify, but not to interfere with the ordinary 

 routine of the school. 



Rule 10. Each nurse sliall receive one month's vacation during 

 the interval between the closing of the school year in June, and the re- 

 opening of the schools in September, the time of vacation to be designated 

 and assigned by the Supervisor of Medical Inspection. 



Rule ii. School nurses shall be appointed to serve for a term of 

 one year, extending from February ist to January 3ist. In case a va- 

 cancy occurs, same shall be filled for the unexpired term only. 



SALARIES 



The salaries of school nurses in American municipalities 

 range from $500 to $1,500 per annum. The study made in 1911 

 showed that the salaries of nurses were distributed as shown in 

 the following table: 



TABLE IQ. SALARIES OF NURSES IN IC)6 AMERICAN MUNICIPALITIES 



Total 



1 06 



7 



